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Movie Review: Nightmare Cinema (2018)

Five strangers end up in an abandoned theater where a strange projectionist (the one and only Mickey mother fuckin’ Rourke) shows them some fright flicks that contain each of their deepest fears. Thus begins Nightmare Cinema; the latest arcane anthology that weaves five terror tales balls deep in the ol’ horror biz! The first story is titled The Thing in the Woods (directed by Alejandro Brugués) and it begins with us thrown directly into the third act of a slasher picture already in progress. Our spunky final girl is on the run from the wicked Welder (and his implements of bodily harm) who has managed to kill nearly all her friends. Unfortunately for that masked maniac, our heroine is more than capable of putting up quite the fight…and then something turns this already pitch-perfect stalk n’ slay pastiche into a real thing of beastly beauty. Full of great grizzly gore, excellent shifting of paradigms, and an ability to bring some

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DanXIII
Jun 24, 2019
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This August, True Detective’s Bea Santos is ‘Blindsided’

“True Detective’s” Bea Santos stars as Sloan Carter, a young girl who has recently been blinded. Her father leaves for the weekend and her two best friends, returning home from University, keep her company. A protege of her father’s, passing through town, also spends the night. The peaceful weekend is interrupted by a shadowy threat and the safe country getaway turns into a fight for survival. Eric Knudsen (Scream 4), Atticus Mitchell (“Killjoys”), Melinda Shankar (“Slasher”), and Paul Popowich (“Hemlock Grove”) also star. From director Johnny Mitchell comes a terrifying, first-rate horror-thriller from Canada. Mitchell, Brandon Tataryn and Brad Weatherly wrote the screenplay. Blindsided lands on DVD and Digital August 13, 2019.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 23, 2019
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Cailee Spaeny To Star In The Craft Remake

The Craft is the latest horror classic to fall prey to Hollywood’s obsession with remakes. Variety is reporting that Bad Times at the El Royale actress Cailee Spaeny is currently in final negotiations to star as one of the young witches. In the 1996 original, “a newcomer to a Catholic prep high school falls in with a trio of outcast teenage girls who practice witchcraft, and they all soon conjure up various spells and curses against those who anger them.” Robin Tunney, Fairuza Balk, Neve Campbell, and Rachel True starred. Watch the original trailer below. Life in Pieces’ Zoe Lister-Jones will both write and direct the remake. Doug Wick, the producer of the original The Craft, will return to produce along with partner Lucy Fisher under their Red Wagon banner. The Craft is aiming to begin filming this July.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 23, 2019
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Something Evil Stalks The Trailer For AMC’s “The Terror: Infamy”

This August AMC’s Ridley Scott produced anthology series “The Terror” returns for its second season, titled “The Terror: Infamy“. The trailer has now arrived teasing the horrors of the season inspired by a true event. Set during World War II, the season centers on a series of strange deaths that haunt a Japanese-American internment camp and a man’s journey to discover the entity’s origin. Derek Mio, Kiki Sukezane, Cristina Rodlo, Shingo Usami, Naoko Mori, and Miki Ishikawa. Actor and activist George Takei also stars in season two which must hit close to home for him. Takei was held in a Japanese-American internment camp along with his family during World War II. The U.S. held over 120,000 Japanese Americans in camps as a so-called “security matter.” “The Terror: Infamy” premieres on Monday, August 12th.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 22, 2019
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A ‘Camp Wedding’ Turns Deadly In New Trailer

Mia’s wedding party is not too keen on transforming a dilapidated summer camp into the wedding venue of her dreams– when people begin disappearing in the night, that doesn’t help either… Back in 1985, Camp Pocumtuck was a notoriously strict religious summer camp until it was forced to shut its doors when a young girl was struck by lightning and drowned. Before that, several women were burned at the stake for being witches nearby and before that, it was the site of a Native American massacre. Nowadays, it’s available on Airbnb. Mia’s booked it and expects her wedding party to transform this now dilapidated summer camp into the wedding venue of her dreams. As her friends utterly fail to execute her master plan, they also begin disappearing. But nothing will stop Mia from having a perfect wedding, even when someone starts texting her to hide the bodies. Based on Executive Producer Cara Consilvio’s own wedding at a summer camp, Camp

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 22, 2019
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Blu-ray Review: Universal Horror Collection Volume 1

Ol’ Scream Factory are unleashing a slew of second tier terror tales featuring two of the grand champions of the horror biz; Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff in one handy package dubbed Universal Horror Collection Volume 1. The set contains four fearsome features which I will be setting my eerie eyeballs on post haste! First up comes: The Black Cat (1934): Young newlyweds Peter (David Manners) and Joan Alison (Julie Bishop), are on their honeymoon in Hungary, where they meet the most Hungarian of Hungarians Dr. Vitus Werdegast (Béla Lugosi), who explains he’s been locked up for 15 years in a Siberian prison and is travelling to visit an old friend; one Hjalmar Poelzig (Boris Karloff), an Austrian architect. Soon all become stranded at Poelzig’s art deco mansion, where Werdegast accuses ol’ P-dawg of stealing his wife while he was in prison, and just for shits (and because his terrified of pussies) kills his host’s black cat…good thing Poelzig has

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DanXIII
Jun 22, 2019
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First Four Stars Announced For Season Two Of “The Purge”

Before the end of its first season, USA announced that it had renewed “The Purge” TV series. Now, the first set of new cast members has been revealed by Deadline. Derek Luke (13 Reasons Why), Max Martini (Pacific Rim), Paola Nuñez (The Son), and Joel Allen (Never Goin’ Back) are the first series regulars announced for Season 2. Luke will play the role of Marcus Moore, an accomplished professional with a loving wife and a beautiful home whose seemingly perfect life is shattered when an assassin breaks into his house on Purge night. Martini has been cast as Ryan Grant. Unassuming yet laser-focused, Ryan spent his year preparing for a massive once-a-year Purge heist with his long-time crew. Nuñez will co-star as Esme Carmona, a top employee at an NFFA surveillance center. Esme has dedicated her life to spotting crimes and digitally tagging lawbreakers. Allen plays Ben, a clean-cut, fraternity member from a middle-class suburban family, whose life changes forever

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 21, 2019
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A Doomed Train Is ‘D-Railed’ But That’s Only One Of Their Problems (Trailer)

Horror/Sci-fi superstar Lance Henriksen (Aliens, The Terminator, “Millennium”) stars in the award-winning film D-Railed, on DVD and Digital this August from Uncork’d Entertainment. The Dale Fabrigar directed horror film, currently sweeping awards on the festival circuit, also stars Shae Smolik, Frank Lammers, Carter Scott, Everette Wallin, and Tonya Kay. In the film, “a woman boards a train that derails into a lake in the middle of the night. She, along with other surviving passengers find themselves trapped within the sinking wreckage. They discover what lies beneath the surface is far more terrifying as they fight to stay alive against a deadly predator determined to kill them one by one!” D-Railed arrives on DVD and Digital August 6th from Uncork’d Entertainment.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 21, 2019
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Into The Dark’s “Culture Shock” Features A Terrifying Tale Of Immigration

“Into the Dark” is gearing up to release its next installment, July’s “Culture Shock“, an episode that makes a social statement about immigration with a horror twist. Martha Higareda (Altered Carbon and No Maches Frida), Richard Cabral (Mayans MC and American Crime), Shawn Ashmore (X-Men), Barbara Crampton (Re-Animator), and Creed Bratton (The Office) star. The episode was directed by Gigi Saul Guerrero and written by Efren Hernandez & James Benson and Gigi Saul Guerrero. “Culture Shock” follows a young Mexican woman in pursuit of the American Dream, who crosses illegally into the United States, only to find herself in an American nightmare. “Into the Dark: Culture Shock” premieres on Hulu Thursday, July 4th.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 21, 2019
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A Battle Is Brewing In The Final Stranger Things Trailer

The final “Stranger Things” trailer teases a battle between the kids and the otherworldly monsters that are wreaking havoc in their town. “It’s 1985 in Hawkins, Indiana, and summer’s heating up. School’s out, there’s a brand new mall in town, and the Hawkins crew are on the cusp of adulthood. Romance blossoms and complicates the group’s dynamic, and they’ll have to figure out how to grow up without growing apart. Meanwhile, danger looms. When the town’s threatened by enemies old and new, Eleven and her friends are reminded that evil never ends; it evolves. Now they’ll have to band together to survive, and remember that friendship is always stronger than fear.” Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Joe Keery, Noah Schnapp, and Sadie Sink star. Episode Titles: “Suzie, Do You Copy?” “The Mallrats” “The Case of the Missing Lifeguard” “The Sauna Test” “The Source” “The Birthday” “The Bite” “The

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 21, 2019

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Movie Review: Nightmare Cinema (2018)

Five strangers end up in an abandoned theater where a strange projectionist (the one and only Mickey mother fuckin’ Rourke) shows them some fright flicks that contain each of their deepest fears. Thus begins Nightmare Cinema; the latest arcane anthology that weaves five terror tales balls deep in the ol’ horror biz! The first story is titled The Thing in the Woods (directed by Alejandro Brugués) and it begins with us thrown directly into the third act of a slasher picture already in progress. Our spunky final girl is on the run from the wicked Welder (and his implements of bodily harm) who has managed to kill nearly all her friends. Unfortunately for that masked maniac, our heroine is more than capable of putting up quite the fight…and then something turns this already pitch-perfect stalk n’ slay pastiche into a real thing of beastly beauty. Full of great grizzly gore, excellent shifting of paradigms, and an ability to bring some

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Jun 24, 2019
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This August, True Detective’s Bea Santos is ‘Blindsided’

“True Detective’s” Bea Santos stars as Sloan Carter, a young girl who has recently been blinded. Her father leaves for the weekend and her two best friends, returning home from University, keep her company. A protege of her father’s, passing through town, also spends the night. The peaceful weekend is interrupted by a shadowy threat and the safe country getaway turns into a fight for survival. Eric Knudsen (Scream 4), Atticus Mitchell (“Killjoys”), Melinda Shankar (“Slasher”), and Paul Popowich (“Hemlock Grove”) also star. From director Johnny Mitchell comes a terrifying, first-rate horror-thriller from Canada. Mitchell, Brandon Tataryn and Brad Weatherly wrote the screenplay. Blindsided lands on DVD and Digital August 13, 2019.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 23, 2019
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Cailee Spaeny To Star In The Craft Remake

The Craft is the latest horror classic to fall prey to Hollywood’s obsession with remakes. Variety is reporting that Bad Times at the El Royale actress Cailee Spaeny is currently in final negotiations to star as one of the young witches. In the 1996 original, “a newcomer to a Catholic prep high school falls in with a trio of outcast teenage girls who practice witchcraft, and they all soon conjure up various spells and curses against those who anger them.” Robin Tunney, Fairuza Balk, Neve Campbell, and Rachel True starred. Watch the original trailer below. Life in Pieces’ Zoe Lister-Jones will both write and direct the remake. Doug Wick, the producer of the original The Craft, will return to produce along with partner Lucy Fisher under their Red Wagon banner. The Craft is aiming to begin filming this July.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 23, 2019
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Something Evil Stalks The Trailer For AMC’s “The Terror: Infamy”

This August AMC’s Ridley Scott produced anthology series “The Terror” returns for its second season, titled “The Terror: Infamy“. The trailer has now arrived teasing the horrors of the season inspired by a true event. Set during World War II, the season centers on a series of strange deaths that haunt a Japanese-American internment camp and a man’s journey to discover the entity’s origin. Derek Mio, Kiki Sukezane, Cristina Rodlo, Shingo Usami, Naoko Mori, and Miki Ishikawa. Actor and activist George Takei also stars in season two which must hit close to home for him. Takei was held in a Japanese-American internment camp along with his family during World War II. The U.S. held over 120,000 Japanese Americans in camps as a so-called “security matter.” “The Terror: Infamy” premieres on Monday, August 12th.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 22, 2019
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A ‘Camp Wedding’ Turns Deadly In New Trailer

Mia’s wedding party is not too keen on transforming a dilapidated summer camp into the wedding venue of her dreams– when people begin disappearing in the night, that doesn’t help either… Back in 1985, Camp Pocumtuck was a notoriously strict religious summer camp until it was forced to shut its doors when a young girl was struck by lightning and drowned. Before that, several women were burned at the stake for being witches nearby and before that, it was the site of a Native American massacre. Nowadays, it’s available on Airbnb. Mia’s booked it and expects her wedding party to transform this now dilapidated summer camp into the wedding venue of her dreams. As her friends utterly fail to execute her master plan, they also begin disappearing. But nothing will stop Mia from having a perfect wedding, even when someone starts texting her to hide the bodies. Based on Executive Producer Cara Consilvio’s own wedding at a summer camp, Camp

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 22, 2019
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Blu-ray Review: Universal Horror Collection Volume 1

Ol’ Scream Factory are unleashing a slew of second tier terror tales featuring two of the grand champions of the horror biz; Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff in one handy package dubbed Universal Horror Collection Volume 1. The set contains four fearsome features which I will be setting my eerie eyeballs on post haste! First up comes: The Black Cat (1934): Young newlyweds Peter (David Manners) and Joan Alison (Julie Bishop), are on their honeymoon in Hungary, where they meet the most Hungarian of Hungarians Dr. Vitus Werdegast (Béla Lugosi), who explains he’s been locked up for 15 years in a Siberian prison and is travelling to visit an old friend; one Hjalmar Poelzig (Boris Karloff), an Austrian architect. Soon all become stranded at Poelzig’s art deco mansion, where Werdegast accuses ol’ P-dawg of stealing his wife while he was in prison, and just for shits (and because his terrified of pussies) kills his host’s black cat…good thing Poelzig has

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Jun 22, 2019
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First Four Stars Announced For Season Two Of “The Purge”

Before the end of its first season, USA announced that it had renewed “The Purge” TV series. Now, the first set of new cast members has been revealed by Deadline. Derek Luke (13 Reasons Why), Max Martini (Pacific Rim), Paola Nuñez (The Son), and Joel Allen (Never Goin’ Back) are the first series regulars announced for Season 2. Luke will play the role of Marcus Moore, an accomplished professional with a loving wife and a beautiful home whose seemingly perfect life is shattered when an assassin breaks into his house on Purge night. Martini has been cast as Ryan Grant. Unassuming yet laser-focused, Ryan spent his year preparing for a massive once-a-year Purge heist with his long-time crew. Nuñez will co-star as Esme Carmona, a top employee at an NFFA surveillance center. Esme has dedicated her life to spotting crimes and digitally tagging lawbreakers. Allen plays Ben, a clean-cut, fraternity member from a middle-class suburban family, whose life changes forever

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 21, 2019
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A Doomed Train Is ‘D-Railed’ But That’s Only One Of Their Problems (Trailer)

Horror/Sci-fi superstar Lance Henriksen (Aliens, The Terminator, “Millennium”) stars in the award-winning film D-Railed, on DVD and Digital this August from Uncork’d Entertainment. The Dale Fabrigar directed horror film, currently sweeping awards on the festival circuit, also stars Shae Smolik, Frank Lammers, Carter Scott, Everette Wallin, and Tonya Kay. In the film, “a woman boards a train that derails into a lake in the middle of the night. She, along with other surviving passengers find themselves trapped within the sinking wreckage. They discover what lies beneath the surface is far more terrifying as they fight to stay alive against a deadly predator determined to kill them one by one!” D-Railed arrives on DVD and Digital August 6th from Uncork’d Entertainment.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 21, 2019
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Into The Dark’s “Culture Shock” Features A Terrifying Tale Of Immigration

“Into the Dark” is gearing up to release its next installment, July’s “Culture Shock“, an episode that makes a social statement about immigration with a horror twist. Martha Higareda (Altered Carbon and No Maches Frida), Richard Cabral (Mayans MC and American Crime), Shawn Ashmore (X-Men), Barbara Crampton (Re-Animator), and Creed Bratton (The Office) star. The episode was directed by Gigi Saul Guerrero and written by Efren Hernandez & James Benson and Gigi Saul Guerrero. “Culture Shock” follows a young Mexican woman in pursuit of the American Dream, who crosses illegally into the United States, only to find herself in an American nightmare. “Into the Dark: Culture Shock” premieres on Hulu Thursday, July 4th.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 21, 2019
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A Battle Is Brewing In The Final Stranger Things Trailer

The final “Stranger Things” trailer teases a battle between the kids and the otherworldly monsters that are wreaking havoc in their town. “It’s 1985 in Hawkins, Indiana, and summer’s heating up. School’s out, there’s a brand new mall in town, and the Hawkins crew are on the cusp of adulthood. Romance blossoms and complicates the group’s dynamic, and they’ll have to figure out how to grow up without growing apart. Meanwhile, danger looms. When the town’s threatened by enemies old and new, Eleven and her friends are reminded that evil never ends; it evolves. Now they’ll have to band together to survive, and remember that friendship is always stronger than fear.” Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Joe Keery, Noah Schnapp, and Sadie Sink star. Episode Titles: “Suzie, Do You Copy?” “The Mallrats” “The Case of the Missing Lifeguard” “The Sauna Test” “The Source” “The Birthday” “The Bite” “The

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 21, 2019
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