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Discover The Interactive Website For Sony’s ‘Searching’-In Theaters Later This Month

Aneesh Chaganty‘s new film Searching is told entirely through electronic devices like phones, laptops, and security cameras. Sony Pictures has launched a brand new interactive website for the film that takes you inside the story of a man (John Cho) searching for his missing daughter (Michelle La). Go to FindMargot.com where you can experience a unique website that replicates the phone of David Kim (John Cho). The website allows you to listen to David’s voicemails, look at his photos and videos, read his emails and text messages, in an attempt to uncover clues about what happened to his daughter. In the film, “After David Kim (John Cho)’s 16-year-old daughter goes missing, a local investigation is opened and a detective is assigned to the case. But 37 hours later and without a single lead, David decides to search the one place no one has looked yet, where all secrets are kept today: his daughter’s laptop. In a hyper-modern thriller told via

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Aug 19, 2018
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‘Mrs. Claus’ Has An Ax To Grind In New Trailer

Time and time again we’ve seen Santa as the killer in holiday horror films, but never Mrs. Claus, until now. From director Troy Escamilla comes Mrs. Claus (previously known as Stirring) about “A group of college students attending a Christmas party at a sorority house that has a sinister past are stalked by a bloodthirsty killer disguised as Mrs. Claus.” Brinke Stevens, Helene Udy, and Kaylee Williams star in this gruesome indie Christmas flick. Mrs. Claus arrives on November 13, 2018, from Wild Eye Releasing.

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Aug 18, 2018
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From The Executive Producer Of ‘Get Out’ Comes ‘Malicious’ – Starring Josh Stewart

Michael Winnick‘s Malicious held its world premiere at Cinepocalypse just a few weeks ago. Now, the trailer is here and it’s creepy af. In the film, a housewarming gift from hell terrorizes a young pregnant couple when a malevolent entity that will stop at nothing until it satisfies its morbid intentions is unleashed from a cursed antique box. The Collector actor Josh Stewart (interview) and Bojana Novakovic (Beyond Skyline) star along with Delroy Lindo (Marvel’s Most Wanted) star in this haunting tale. Melissa Bolona, Yvette Yates, and Jaqueline Fleming co-star. The film is produced by Shaun Redick, the executive producer of the Academy Award-winning cultural phenomenon Get Out. A release date should be announced soon.

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Aug 18, 2018
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Official ‘Sharknado: Its About Time’ Trailer Arrives Ahead Of Premiere

Anthony C. Ferrante’s The Last Sharknado: It’s About Time, the last film of the franchise will wrap up Syfy’s annual “Sharknado Week” this Sunday night, August 19. Today, the network has finally released the full trailer. The trailer teases time travel and everything from robots, knights, dragons, and gunslingers to dinosaurs, with cameos by Gary Busey and rocker Dee Snider along with many others, making us believe that it will be the biggest film of the franchise, a fitting end. In the film, “Our hero Fin (Ian Ziering) has battled sharks all over the globe, but in this last installment, he will tackle the final shark-tier — time travel. In the ending moments of SHARKNADO 5: GLOBAL SWARMING, Fin was seen wandering alone on Earth after it was destroyed. Now he must travel back in time to stop the Sharknado that started it all. Will Fin and the gang be able to set everything right and save the world once

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Aug 18, 2018
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‘All The Creatures Were Stirring’ Will Arrive Just In Time For Christmas

RJLE has snagged the North American rights to the upcoming holiday horror film All the Creatures Were Stirring. In the film, a date on Christmas Eve leads a couple to a theater, where they’re treated to a bizarre and frightening collection of Christmas stories, featuring a wide ensemble of characters doing their best to avoid the horrors of the holidays. The couple will witness everything from office parties and shopping to vengeful stalkers and demons. Written and directed by David Ian McKendry (The Dump) and Rebekah McKendry (The Barista), the film stars Constance Wu (Crazy Rich Asians), Jocelin Donahue (Insidious: Chapter 2), Amanda Fuller (“Orange is the New Black”), Jonathan Kite (“2 Broke Girls”), and Graham Skipper (The Mind’s Eye). Morgan Peter Brown and Joe Wicker of FallBack Plan Productions produced All the Creatures Were Stirring which was executive produced by Kevin Kale. RLJE will gift horror fans with the film on VOD, Digital, and DVD on December 4, 2018,

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Aug 18, 2018
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New ‘The Predator’ TV Spot Gives A Better Look At The Ultimate Predator

With just one month to go before it opens in theaters, a new TV spot has arrived for Shane Black‘s The Predator, giving us a closer look at the big, bad, ultimate predator. Lock ‘em and load ‘em: #ThePredator opens September 14. Get tickets now at https://t.co/J6Z42Yz9Fl pic.twitter.com/zI4Wos68ut — Predator (@Predator) August 17, 2018 “From the outer reaches of space to the small-town streets of suburbia, the hunt comes home in Shane Black’s explosive reinvention of the Predator series. Now, the universe’s most lethal hunters are stronger, smarter and deadlier than ever before, having genetically upgraded themselves with DNA from other species. When a young boy accidentally triggers their return to Earth, only a ragtag crew of ex-soldiers and a disgruntled science teacher can prevent the end of the human race.” Boyd Holbrook, Jacob Tremblay, Yvonne Strahovski, Olivia Munn, Keegan-Michael Key, Sterling K. Brown, Trevante Rhodes, Thomas Jane, Augusto Aguilera, and Edward James Olmos star with Jake Busey playing the

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Aug 18, 2018
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James Wan’s ‘The Tommyknockers’ Adaptation Now Possesses “Exorcist” Writer

We reported back in March we told you that James Wan will be producing the upcoming new adaptation of Stephen King’s tale The Tommyknockers. Today, we have an update for you and it’s exciting! Jeremy Slater, who served as showrunner for “The Exorcist” series, has joined the team and will be writing, according to Variety. Wan will be producing along with Michael Clear, the same team who is behind The Nun. Roy Lee (IT) will executive produce along with Larry Sanitsky, who also executive produced the original 1993 mini-series’ (trailer below). The story tells of, “a town in Maine that falls under the influence of a dangerous gas from an unearthed spacecraft. The gas begins to transform the people, giving them enhanced abilities, but also making them violent and subject to an alien hive mentality. One man, thanks to a steel plate in his head, is immune to the effects and tries to stop the townspeople.”

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Aug 17, 2018
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Travel Channel Announces New Interactive Paranormal Series “Haunted Live”

Calling all fans of the paranormal! Get ready for a thrilling, suspenseful, and interactive paranormal series where viewers can help drive the investigation in real time with the Travel Channel‘s new series “Haunted Live“. “Haunted Live” invites ghost lovers to join a live paranormal investigation alongside the Tennessee Wraith Chasers, a team of paranormal experts that relies on a combination of scientific methods and faith to navigate their investigations. Each week the team – comprised of Chris Smith, Steven “Doogie” Mc Dougal, Scott Porter, Brannon Smith, and Mike Goncalves – will reveal a new haunted location to viewers, keeping it under wraps until the investigation begins to avoid interference or contamination. Then, team members will utilize their skills, technology, and unique experiments to capture evidence of paranormal activity in a live and unfiltered paranormal investigation. Through an on-location live video stream, viewers can monitor all of the “Haunted Live” activity on Travel Channel‘s Facebook Live platform and comment on any

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Aug 17, 2018
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The Brooklyn Film Festival Announces First Wave Of Films

The Brooklyn Horror Film Festival returns to bring the best and most provocative of horror cinema to local screens and we’re thrilled to announce wave one of our programs today! Join them October 11th – 18th in venues across Brooklyn as they screen films from around the globe, along with their brand new HEAD TRIP block spotlighting films that push the boundaries and expectations of the horror genre as part of their most expansive and diverse curation yet. It’s an amazing time to love horror, with the genre being as diverse and challenging as it’s ever been, and our programming this year exemplifies the best of where the genre is currently at as well as the daring new directions in which it’s heading,” says Matt Barone, BHFF’s senior programmer. “Our mission remains to buck the genre’s conventions with forward-thinking films. Ranging from KNIFE + HEART’s modernization of classic slasher vibes to LUZ’s reinvention of exorcism tropes, not to mention TOWER.

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Aug 17, 2018
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‘Frankenstein 200’ – Featuring Over 100 Artists – Coming To Corey Helford Gallery

2018 marks the 200th anniversary of the release of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. A true classic, the novel brought to life one of the most iconic creatures pop culture has ever known. To mark the occasion, on September 8th, Halloween is coming early to the Corey Helford Gallery with Frankenstein 2oo a massive group show curated by CHOGRIN that will feature over 100 artists from around the world. “In 1818, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein was published. Now 200 years later and after dozens of incarnations, we are still celebrating a novel that makes us ponder about life, science, love, and death,” explains curator Chogrin. “It is the quintessential story of creator and creation, which is why I think many artists and scientists are immediately attracted to it.” “As an artist I can relate to both the creature and his creation,” Chogrin stated. “Specifically, Frankenstein’s monster, as artists tend to be misunderstood creatures as well. Frankenstein is a world-wide pop-culture icon, which is

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Aug 17, 2018

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Discover The Interactive Website For Sony’s ‘Searching’-In Theaters Later This Month

Aneesh Chaganty‘s new film Searching is told entirely through electronic devices like phones, laptops, and security cameras. Sony Pictures has launched a brand new interactive website for the film that takes you inside the story of a man (John Cho) searching for his missing daughter (Michelle La). Go to FindMargot.com where you can experience a unique website that replicates the phone of David Kim (John Cho). The website allows you to listen to David’s voicemails, look at his photos and videos, read his emails and text messages, in an attempt to uncover clues about what happened to his daughter. In the film, “After David Kim (John Cho)’s 16-year-old daughter goes missing, a local investigation is opened and a detective is assigned to the case. But 37 hours later and without a single lead, David decides to search the one place no one has looked yet, where all secrets are kept today: his daughter’s laptop. In a hyper-modern thriller told via

Continue reading →
Aug 19, 2018
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‘Mrs. Claus’ Has An Ax To Grind In New Trailer

Time and time again we’ve seen Santa as the killer in holiday horror films, but never Mrs. Claus, until now. From director Troy Escamilla comes Mrs. Claus (previously known as Stirring) about “A group of college students attending a Christmas party at a sorority house that has a sinister past are stalked by a bloodthirsty killer disguised as Mrs. Claus.” Brinke Stevens, Helene Udy, and Kaylee Williams star in this gruesome indie Christmas flick. Mrs. Claus arrives on November 13, 2018, from Wild Eye Releasing.

Continue reading →
Aug 18, 2018
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From The Executive Producer Of ‘Get Out’ Comes ‘Malicious’ – Starring Josh Stewart

Michael Winnick‘s Malicious held its world premiere at Cinepocalypse just a few weeks ago. Now, the trailer is here and it’s creepy af. In the film, a housewarming gift from hell terrorizes a young pregnant couple when a malevolent entity that will stop at nothing until it satisfies its morbid intentions is unleashed from a cursed antique box. The Collector actor Josh Stewart (interview) and Bojana Novakovic (Beyond Skyline) star along with Delroy Lindo (Marvel’s Most Wanted) star in this haunting tale. Melissa Bolona, Yvette Yates, and Jaqueline Fleming co-star. The film is produced by Shaun Redick, the executive producer of the Academy Award-winning cultural phenomenon Get Out. A release date should be announced soon.

Continue reading →
Aug 18, 2018
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Official ‘Sharknado: Its About Time’ Trailer Arrives Ahead Of Premiere

Anthony C. Ferrante’s The Last Sharknado: It’s About Time, the last film of the franchise will wrap up Syfy’s annual “Sharknado Week” this Sunday night, August 19. Today, the network has finally released the full trailer. The trailer teases time travel and everything from robots, knights, dragons, and gunslingers to dinosaurs, with cameos by Gary Busey and rocker Dee Snider along with many others, making us believe that it will be the biggest film of the franchise, a fitting end. In the film, “Our hero Fin (Ian Ziering) has battled sharks all over the globe, but in this last installment, he will tackle the final shark-tier — time travel. In the ending moments of SHARKNADO 5: GLOBAL SWARMING, Fin was seen wandering alone on Earth after it was destroyed. Now he must travel back in time to stop the Sharknado that started it all. Will Fin and the gang be able to set everything right and save the world once

Continue reading →
Aug 18, 2018
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‘All The Creatures Were Stirring’ Will Arrive Just In Time For Christmas

RJLE has snagged the North American rights to the upcoming holiday horror film All the Creatures Were Stirring. In the film, a date on Christmas Eve leads a couple to a theater, where they’re treated to a bizarre and frightening collection of Christmas stories, featuring a wide ensemble of characters doing their best to avoid the horrors of the holidays. The couple will witness everything from office parties and shopping to vengeful stalkers and demons. Written and directed by David Ian McKendry (The Dump) and Rebekah McKendry (The Barista), the film stars Constance Wu (Crazy Rich Asians), Jocelin Donahue (Insidious: Chapter 2), Amanda Fuller (“Orange is the New Black”), Jonathan Kite (“2 Broke Girls”), and Graham Skipper (The Mind’s Eye). Morgan Peter Brown and Joe Wicker of FallBack Plan Productions produced All the Creatures Were Stirring which was executive produced by Kevin Kale. RLJE will gift horror fans with the film on VOD, Digital, and DVD on December 4, 2018,

Continue reading →
Aug 18, 2018
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New ‘The Predator’ TV Spot Gives A Better Look At The Ultimate Predator

With just one month to go before it opens in theaters, a new TV spot has arrived for Shane Black‘s The Predator, giving us a closer look at the big, bad, ultimate predator. Lock ‘em and load ‘em: #ThePredator opens September 14. Get tickets now at https://t.co/J6Z42Yz9Fl pic.twitter.com/zI4Wos68ut — Predator (@Predator) August 17, 2018 “From the outer reaches of space to the small-town streets of suburbia, the hunt comes home in Shane Black’s explosive reinvention of the Predator series. Now, the universe’s most lethal hunters are stronger, smarter and deadlier than ever before, having genetically upgraded themselves with DNA from other species. When a young boy accidentally triggers their return to Earth, only a ragtag crew of ex-soldiers and a disgruntled science teacher can prevent the end of the human race.” Boyd Holbrook, Jacob Tremblay, Yvonne Strahovski, Olivia Munn, Keegan-Michael Key, Sterling K. Brown, Trevante Rhodes, Thomas Jane, Augusto Aguilera, and Edward James Olmos star with Jake Busey playing the

Continue reading →
Aug 18, 2018
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James Wan’s ‘The Tommyknockers’ Adaptation Now Possesses “Exorcist” Writer

We reported back in March we told you that James Wan will be producing the upcoming new adaptation of Stephen King’s tale The Tommyknockers. Today, we have an update for you and it’s exciting! Jeremy Slater, who served as showrunner for “The Exorcist” series, has joined the team and will be writing, according to Variety. Wan will be producing along with Michael Clear, the same team who is behind The Nun. Roy Lee (IT) will executive produce along with Larry Sanitsky, who also executive produced the original 1993 mini-series’ (trailer below). The story tells of, “a town in Maine that falls under the influence of a dangerous gas from an unearthed spacecraft. The gas begins to transform the people, giving them enhanced abilities, but also making them violent and subject to an alien hive mentality. One man, thanks to a steel plate in his head, is immune to the effects and tries to stop the townspeople.”

Continue reading →
Aug 17, 2018
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Travel Channel Announces New Interactive Paranormal Series “Haunted Live”

Calling all fans of the paranormal! Get ready for a thrilling, suspenseful, and interactive paranormal series where viewers can help drive the investigation in real time with the Travel Channel‘s new series “Haunted Live“. “Haunted Live” invites ghost lovers to join a live paranormal investigation alongside the Tennessee Wraith Chasers, a team of paranormal experts that relies on a combination of scientific methods and faith to navigate their investigations. Each week the team – comprised of Chris Smith, Steven “Doogie” Mc Dougal, Scott Porter, Brannon Smith, and Mike Goncalves – will reveal a new haunted location to viewers, keeping it under wraps until the investigation begins to avoid interference or contamination. Then, team members will utilize their skills, technology, and unique experiments to capture evidence of paranormal activity in a live and unfiltered paranormal investigation. Through an on-location live video stream, viewers can monitor all of the “Haunted Live” activity on Travel Channel‘s Facebook Live platform and comment on any

Continue reading →
Aug 17, 2018
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The Brooklyn Film Festival Announces First Wave Of Films

The Brooklyn Horror Film Festival returns to bring the best and most provocative of horror cinema to local screens and we’re thrilled to announce wave one of our programs today! Join them October 11th – 18th in venues across Brooklyn as they screen films from around the globe, along with their brand new HEAD TRIP block spotlighting films that push the boundaries and expectations of the horror genre as part of their most expansive and diverse curation yet. It’s an amazing time to love horror, with the genre being as diverse and challenging as it’s ever been, and our programming this year exemplifies the best of where the genre is currently at as well as the daring new directions in which it’s heading,” says Matt Barone, BHFF’s senior programmer. “Our mission remains to buck the genre’s conventions with forward-thinking films. Ranging from KNIFE + HEART’s modernization of classic slasher vibes to LUZ’s reinvention of exorcism tropes, not to mention TOWER.

Continue reading →
Aug 17, 2018
Horror Fuel

‘Frankenstein 200’ – Featuring Over 100 Artists – Coming To Corey Helford Gallery

2018 marks the 200th anniversary of the release of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. A true classic, the novel brought to life one of the most iconic creatures pop culture has ever known. To mark the occasion, on September 8th, Halloween is coming early to the Corey Helford Gallery with Frankenstein 2oo a massive group show curated by CHOGRIN that will feature over 100 artists from around the world. “In 1818, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein was published. Now 200 years later and after dozens of incarnations, we are still celebrating a novel that makes us ponder about life, science, love, and death,” explains curator Chogrin. “It is the quintessential story of creator and creation, which is why I think many artists and scientists are immediately attracted to it.” “As an artist I can relate to both the creature and his creation,” Chogrin stated. “Specifically, Frankenstein’s monster, as artists tend to be misunderstood creatures as well. Frankenstein is a world-wide pop-culture icon, which is

Continue reading →
Aug 17, 2018