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J.J. Abrams Is Rebooting ‘Constantine’ For HBO Max

J.J. Abrams (“Lovecraft Country”, Overlord) and his banner Bad Robot are currently working on bringing fans a new, darker series reboot of DC Comic’s Constantine for HBO Max with Guy Bolton (The Pictures) writing the script and leading the writer’s room that is set to begin working this March, Deadline reports. There will be a few changes to the character that was played by Keanu Reeves in the 2005 film or Matt Ryan who starred in the 2014-2015 series based on the comic book character John Constantine, a British exorcist, and occult detective. This time the character will be much younger and is set to be cast as a diverse lead. At this time no cast has been announced. Constantine is a popular character these days, a sequel to the movie has been confirmed by actor Peter Stormare who played the role of Lucifer in the original. John Constantine will also be featured in Netflix’s new series adaptation of Neil

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 20, 2021
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Serial Box Presents Justin C. Key’s ‘Spider King’ Audiobook

In Spider King, Darnell is trying to focus on the future. He’s been in and out of jail before, and this time, he doesn’t want to waste a second of his freedom. Adjusting to life beyond the walls of his prison cell is full of aches and pains, such as making amends to his wife, Ashleigh; connecting with Kaylee, the daughter who barely remembers him; and getting a steady job that keeps their finances afloat. And then there are the scars forming all over Darnell’s body, ever since his release. Because Darnell did more than earn his freedom— he bargained for it, by agreeing to participate in an experimental injection that, unbeknownst to him, has caused mutant spiders to grow beneath the surface of his skin. They want their freedom, too. Terrified by his body’s transformation—and determined to keep it a secret— Darnell struggles to control the cluster of spiders. But when his daughter becomes exposed to the truth, Darnell will

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Capt McNeely
Feb 19, 2021
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Everything Coming To Shudder This March

Things heat up this March with hot new films coming to Shudder and we’ve got your guide to make sure you don’t miss a moment of the action. New Movies LUCKY – premieres March 4 **Shudder Original Film (Also available on Shudder UK, Shudder CA, and Shudder ANZ) Official Selection SXSW Film Festival Life takes a sudden turn for May (Brea Grant, After Midnight), a popular self-help book author when she finds herself the target of a mysterious man with murderous intentions. Every night, without fail he comes after her, and every day the people around her barely seem to notice. With no one to turn to, May is pushed to her limits and must take matters into her own hands to survive and to regain control of her life. Written by Brea Grant, directed by Natasha Kermani (Imitation Girl). STAY OUT OF THE ATTIC – premieres March 11 **Shudder Original Film (Also available on Shudder UK, Shudder CA, and

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 19, 2021
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The Unnamed Footage Festival Announces 24-hour Webathon 4th Edition

Found-footage horror movie fans need to mark March 26th on their calendars because that is the date that San Francisco’s Unnamed Footage Festival will hold a live, one-time-only, day-long marathon of features and shorts, as well as Q&As with filmmakers and industry professionals. All the details follow in the fest’s official press release. Since 2018, the Unnamed Footage Festival has brought a unique and often obscure selection of found footage horror, first-person POV cinema, and faux documentary to San Francisco, with previous festivals being hosted at the historic Balboa Theatre, the Roxie Theater, and ATA. Strange times call for strange measures, and like so many other events, the fourth edition of the annual film festival is moving to a virtual landscape in the form of a 24-hour long webathon. UFF24hr will be a live, one-time-only, day-long marathon of weird and exclusive in-world camera features and shorts, alongside Q&As with filmmakers and industry professionals. Beginning on March 26th at 7 PM

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Joseph Perry
Feb 19, 2021
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Dive Into The True Story Inspired Aquatic Horror ‘Buoyancy’

From Dutch filmmaker, Roel Leijten is making his feature writing and directing debut with the true-story-inspired aquatic horror-thriller Buoyancy, starring “The Flash” actress Rebecca Finch. In the film, “when an overly ambitious student gets invited for a submarine journey by an eccentric entrepreneur, she comes to realize that deep-down inside people are not who they pretend to be.” Michael Wagner (“Rosamunde Pilcher”), Eline Havenaar and Portia Booroff also star. In 2018, Leijten wrote and directed the short film Never Mind about the MeToo-era, which was selected at several international festivals and premiered at the 32nd edition of the Braunschweig International Film Festival. Dive into Buoyancy when it arrives on VOD and Digital on March 2, 2021, from High Octane Pictures.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 19, 2021
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RJLE & Shudder Will Introduce You To ‘Jakob’s Wife’ This April

RLJE Films and Shudder have acquired the rights to the horror film Jakob’s Wife ahead of its world premiere at this year’s SXSW Film Festival. In the film, Anne is married to a small-town minister and feels like her life and marriage have been shrinking over the past 30 years. After a chance encounter with “The Master,” she discovers a new sense of power and an appetite to live bigger and bolder than before. As Anne is increasingly torn between her enticing new existence and her life before, the body count grows and Jakob realizes he will have to fight for the wife he took for granted. Travis Stevens (Girl on the Third Floor) directs from the script he co-wrote with Mark Steensland (The Special) and Kathy Charles (Castle Freak). Jakob’s Wife stars Barbara Crampton (Re-Animator, You’re Next), Larry Fessenden (Habit, Stake Land), Nyisha Bell (Coming 2 America), Mark Kelly (The Hot Zone), Sarah Lind (Wolfcop), Robert Rusler (A Nightmare

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 19, 2021
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Timo Tjahjanto Boards The ‘Train To Busan’ Remake

Timo Tjahjanto has come on board to direct New Line Cinema’s remake of South Korea’s hit zombie movie Train to Busan, which James Wan’s Atomic Monster will be producing. Tjahjanto’s credits include Killers, V/H/S 2, and May the Dead Take You. In the 2016 original a virus breaks out in South Korea. Survivors aboard a train from Seoul to Busan fight to survive the hungry undead. Directed by Sang-HO Yeon, the movie spawned both a sequel, titled Peninsula and an animated prequel. Horror-heavy hitter Gary Dauberman is adapting the screenplay as well as producing along with Atomic Monster’s Michael Clear and Nicola Atlan and Terry Kalagian of Gaumont. Christophe Riandee, Judson Scott, Johanna Byer, and Sidone Dumas are serving as executive producers.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 19, 2021
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A Group Of Women Fight To Survive A Cult In The New ‘Sacrilege’ Trailer

Devilworks has set a March release date for Sacrilege, the pagan cult horror film from writer-director David Creed. The film follows a group of young women during celebrations for the Summer solstice, as they are offered up as a sacrifice to a mysterious pagan goddess, who has the ability to sense their greatest fears. Using this power against them, she turns their nightmares into a horrifying reality. The cast includes Tamaryn Payne (Stalled, Vendetta), Emily Wyatt (Mission of Honor, Rise of the foot soldier: The Heist), Naomi Willow (NSR: The Jade, Bonded by Blood 2), Emma Spurgin Hussey (The Curse of Hobbes House, A Werewolf in England), Rory Wilton (An English Haunting, Fisherman’s Friends), and Sian Abrahams (Listen, Complete Strangers). Mark Kenna produced for the British production company Bad Blood Films. Executive producers include both Creed and Kenna, alongside Robin Holder and Layan Nourouz. Sacrilege will be released on March 16, 2021, on DVD and premium TVOD, followed by its

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 18, 2021
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John Jarratt Attempts To Cast Out A Demon In ‘The Possessed’ Trailer

Wolf Creek actor John Jarratt returns to the silver screen in The Possessed, a spine-tingling film that will keep you on the edge of your seat. We’ve got the first trailer that teases a supernatural horror film you don’t want to miss. The film features an all-star Australian cast including Jarratt, Lincoln Lewis, Angie Kent, Lauren Grimson, Melissa Tkautz, and Jade Kevin Foster. This horror-thriller follows Jacob Chandler (John Jarratt) who is just an ordinary man with an extraordinary gift. It’s a terrifying story of accidental exorcist Jacob and his nephew Liam (Lincoln Lewis) who have forged a career clearing demons from the bodies of their clients. Of late, something has changed and demonic possessions are increasing, and in order to keep those he loves safe from the wrath of unspeakable evil, Jacob must fight for them to survive. When meeting Liam’s new girlfriend, Atalie Carlisle (Lauren Grimson), he recognizes something in her dark, broken gaze – she too can

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 18, 2021
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Black Mandala Releases Trailer For Human Experiment Horror ‘Like Dogs’

Genre specialist sales outfit Black Mandala has acquired the survival horror movie Like Dogs with a release date being announced soon. Written and directed by Randy Van Dyke (Non-Stop to Comic-Con, Dark Crusaders: Into the Storm), Like Dogs follows a group of young scientists who lose control in the quest to experiment with human behavior. Mengele’s spirit haunts this story in which a horrible crime is taken to disturbing heights. The cast for this disturbing film includes Annabel Barrett, Ignacyo Matynia, Ryan Tran, Shay Denison, Katy Dore, Nicole Bleacher, Clay Coleman-Davis, Alan Maxson, Chris Calabrese, and Dustin Miller. Amos Burns and Kelly Faltis serve as producers with John Frank Rosenblum, Rachel Van Dyke, Randy Van Dyke, and Cindi Rice executive producing.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 18, 2021

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J.J. Abrams Is Rebooting ‘Constantine’ For HBO Max

J.J. Abrams (“Lovecraft Country”, Overlord) and his banner Bad Robot are currently working on bringing fans a new, darker series reboot of DC Comic’s Constantine for HBO Max with Guy Bolton (The Pictures) writing the script and leading the writer’s room that is set to begin working this March, Deadline reports. There will be a few changes to the character that was played by Keanu Reeves in the 2005 film or Matt Ryan who starred in the 2014-2015 series based on the comic book character John Constantine, a British exorcist, and occult detective. This time the character will be much younger and is set to be cast as a diverse lead. At this time no cast has been announced. Constantine is a popular character these days, a sequel to the movie has been confirmed by actor Peter Stormare who played the role of Lucifer in the original. John Constantine will also be featured in Netflix’s new series adaptation of Neil

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 20, 2021
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Serial Box Presents Justin C. Key’s ‘Spider King’ Audiobook

In Spider King, Darnell is trying to focus on the future. He’s been in and out of jail before, and this time, he doesn’t want to waste a second of his freedom. Adjusting to life beyond the walls of his prison cell is full of aches and pains, such as making amends to his wife, Ashleigh; connecting with Kaylee, the daughter who barely remembers him; and getting a steady job that keeps their finances afloat. And then there are the scars forming all over Darnell’s body, ever since his release. Because Darnell did more than earn his freedom— he bargained for it, by agreeing to participate in an experimental injection that, unbeknownst to him, has caused mutant spiders to grow beneath the surface of his skin. They want their freedom, too. Terrified by his body’s transformation—and determined to keep it a secret— Darnell struggles to control the cluster of spiders. But when his daughter becomes exposed to the truth, Darnell will

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Capt McNeely
Feb 19, 2021
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Everything Coming To Shudder This March

Things heat up this March with hot new films coming to Shudder and we’ve got your guide to make sure you don’t miss a moment of the action. New Movies LUCKY – premieres March 4 **Shudder Original Film (Also available on Shudder UK, Shudder CA, and Shudder ANZ) Official Selection SXSW Film Festival Life takes a sudden turn for May (Brea Grant, After Midnight), a popular self-help book author when she finds herself the target of a mysterious man with murderous intentions. Every night, without fail he comes after her, and every day the people around her barely seem to notice. With no one to turn to, May is pushed to her limits and must take matters into her own hands to survive and to regain control of her life. Written by Brea Grant, directed by Natasha Kermani (Imitation Girl). STAY OUT OF THE ATTIC – premieres March 11 **Shudder Original Film (Also available on Shudder UK, Shudder CA, and

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 19, 2021
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The Unnamed Footage Festival Announces 24-hour Webathon 4th Edition

Found-footage horror movie fans need to mark March 26th on their calendars because that is the date that San Francisco’s Unnamed Footage Festival will hold a live, one-time-only, day-long marathon of features and shorts, as well as Q&As with filmmakers and industry professionals. All the details follow in the fest’s official press release. Since 2018, the Unnamed Footage Festival has brought a unique and often obscure selection of found footage horror, first-person POV cinema, and faux documentary to San Francisco, with previous festivals being hosted at the historic Balboa Theatre, the Roxie Theater, and ATA. Strange times call for strange measures, and like so many other events, the fourth edition of the annual film festival is moving to a virtual landscape in the form of a 24-hour long webathon. UFF24hr will be a live, one-time-only, day-long marathon of weird and exclusive in-world camera features and shorts, alongside Q&As with filmmakers and industry professionals. Beginning on March 26th at 7 PM

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Feb 19, 2021
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Dive Into The True Story Inspired Aquatic Horror ‘Buoyancy’

From Dutch filmmaker, Roel Leijten is making his feature writing and directing debut with the true-story-inspired aquatic horror-thriller Buoyancy, starring “The Flash” actress Rebecca Finch. In the film, “when an overly ambitious student gets invited for a submarine journey by an eccentric entrepreneur, she comes to realize that deep-down inside people are not who they pretend to be.” Michael Wagner (“Rosamunde Pilcher”), Eline Havenaar and Portia Booroff also star. In 2018, Leijten wrote and directed the short film Never Mind about the MeToo-era, which was selected at several international festivals and premiered at the 32nd edition of the Braunschweig International Film Festival. Dive into Buoyancy when it arrives on VOD and Digital on March 2, 2021, from High Octane Pictures.

Continue reading →
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Feb 19, 2021
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RJLE & Shudder Will Introduce You To ‘Jakob’s Wife’ This April

RLJE Films and Shudder have acquired the rights to the horror film Jakob’s Wife ahead of its world premiere at this year’s SXSW Film Festival. In the film, Anne is married to a small-town minister and feels like her life and marriage have been shrinking over the past 30 years. After a chance encounter with “The Master,” she discovers a new sense of power and an appetite to live bigger and bolder than before. As Anne is increasingly torn between her enticing new existence and her life before, the body count grows and Jakob realizes he will have to fight for the wife he took for granted. Travis Stevens (Girl on the Third Floor) directs from the script he co-wrote with Mark Steensland (The Special) and Kathy Charles (Castle Freak). Jakob’s Wife stars Barbara Crampton (Re-Animator, You’re Next), Larry Fessenden (Habit, Stake Land), Nyisha Bell (Coming 2 America), Mark Kelly (The Hot Zone), Sarah Lind (Wolfcop), Robert Rusler (A Nightmare

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 19, 2021
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Timo Tjahjanto Boards The ‘Train To Busan’ Remake

Timo Tjahjanto has come on board to direct New Line Cinema’s remake of South Korea’s hit zombie movie Train to Busan, which James Wan’s Atomic Monster will be producing. Tjahjanto’s credits include Killers, V/H/S 2, and May the Dead Take You. In the 2016 original a virus breaks out in South Korea. Survivors aboard a train from Seoul to Busan fight to survive the hungry undead. Directed by Sang-HO Yeon, the movie spawned both a sequel, titled Peninsula and an animated prequel. Horror-heavy hitter Gary Dauberman is adapting the screenplay as well as producing along with Atomic Monster’s Michael Clear and Nicola Atlan and Terry Kalagian of Gaumont. Christophe Riandee, Judson Scott, Johanna Byer, and Sidone Dumas are serving as executive producers.

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Feb 19, 2021
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A Group Of Women Fight To Survive A Cult In The New ‘Sacrilege’ Trailer

Devilworks has set a March release date for Sacrilege, the pagan cult horror film from writer-director David Creed. The film follows a group of young women during celebrations for the Summer solstice, as they are offered up as a sacrifice to a mysterious pagan goddess, who has the ability to sense their greatest fears. Using this power against them, she turns their nightmares into a horrifying reality. The cast includes Tamaryn Payne (Stalled, Vendetta), Emily Wyatt (Mission of Honor, Rise of the foot soldier: The Heist), Naomi Willow (NSR: The Jade, Bonded by Blood 2), Emma Spurgin Hussey (The Curse of Hobbes House, A Werewolf in England), Rory Wilton (An English Haunting, Fisherman’s Friends), and Sian Abrahams (Listen, Complete Strangers). Mark Kenna produced for the British production company Bad Blood Films. Executive producers include both Creed and Kenna, alongside Robin Holder and Layan Nourouz. Sacrilege will be released on March 16, 2021, on DVD and premium TVOD, followed by its

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 18, 2021
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John Jarratt Attempts To Cast Out A Demon In ‘The Possessed’ Trailer

Wolf Creek actor John Jarratt returns to the silver screen in The Possessed, a spine-tingling film that will keep you on the edge of your seat. We’ve got the first trailer that teases a supernatural horror film you don’t want to miss. The film features an all-star Australian cast including Jarratt, Lincoln Lewis, Angie Kent, Lauren Grimson, Melissa Tkautz, and Jade Kevin Foster. This horror-thriller follows Jacob Chandler (John Jarratt) who is just an ordinary man with an extraordinary gift. It’s a terrifying story of accidental exorcist Jacob and his nephew Liam (Lincoln Lewis) who have forged a career clearing demons from the bodies of their clients. Of late, something has changed and demonic possessions are increasing, and in order to keep those he loves safe from the wrath of unspeakable evil, Jacob must fight for them to survive. When meeting Liam’s new girlfriend, Atalie Carlisle (Lauren Grimson), he recognizes something in her dark, broken gaze – she too can

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Feb 18, 2021
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Black Mandala Releases Trailer For Human Experiment Horror ‘Like Dogs’

Genre specialist sales outfit Black Mandala has acquired the survival horror movie Like Dogs with a release date being announced soon. Written and directed by Randy Van Dyke (Non-Stop to Comic-Con, Dark Crusaders: Into the Storm), Like Dogs follows a group of young scientists who lose control in the quest to experiment with human behavior. Mengele’s spirit haunts this story in which a horrible crime is taken to disturbing heights. The cast for this disturbing film includes Annabel Barrett, Ignacyo Matynia, Ryan Tran, Shay Denison, Katy Dore, Nicole Bleacher, Clay Coleman-Davis, Alan Maxson, Chris Calabrese, and Dustin Miller. Amos Burns and Kelly Faltis serve as producers with John Frank Rosenblum, Rachel Van Dyke, Randy Van Dyke, and Cindi Rice executive producing.

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