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Creepy Kingdom has just announced their next short film, Georgie, an unofficial fan sequel to the 1990 IT miniseries, from writer-director Ryan Grulich. What if Georgie never died? Tony Dakota, the actor who originally portrayed young Georgie Denbrough in the 1990 made-for-TV adaptation of Stephen King’s IT, makes his return to film for the first time in 25 years to reprise his iconic role. “Near the intersection of Witcham and Jackson, Georgie Denbrough’s young life came to an abrupt and tragic end. His paper boat–assembled from a Derry News newspaper with care by his older brother, Bill–had careened down a sewer drain and into the hands of what, not who, would be his killer. Its maiden voyage into death. But what if Pennywise the Dancing Clown hadn’t killed Georgie after all? What if Georgie had somehow escaped death and managed to live some semblance of a normal life in the not-so-normal town of Derry? What might his world look like?
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Horror Equity Fund, Inc. has announced that MMA star Steve Mowry has joined the cast of The Harvester as the film’s villain. Written by HEF’s Brian Herskowitz and based on the graphic novel series “Rise of the Harvester” by renowned graphic artist Steve McGinnis, The Harvester revolves around a hell-spawned, malevolent killer who is tasked with “harvesting” souls by his father, the king of Hell. The Harvester sets his sights on one very special child and it’s up to a courageous mother to keep her offspring safe. Pittsburgh native Mowry turned pro in 2016 and is currently undefeated in the MMA. He recently signed with Viacom-owned promotor, Bellator MMA. As a fan of film and horror culture, I was ecstatic to be able to be a part of a project such as this. After reviewing Steve McGinnis body of work and learning of his strong cult-like following, I look forward to bringing his character to life. I promise not to
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Prepare to dive into the first teaser trailer for 47 Meters Down: The Next Chapter, the sequel to writer-director Johannes Roberts‘ 2017 hit 47 Meters Down. The sequel follows five backpackers who go diving in the ruins of an underwater city and quickly learn they are not alone. During our interview with the filmmaker, who also directed Strangers: Prey at Night, Roberts warned us that the sequel, originally titled 48 Meters Down, will be “pretty scary”. 47 Meters Down: The Next Chapter sinks its teeth into theaters in June of 2019, from Entertainment Studios.
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Sony is taking horror fans back to school with the first trailer from the horror-comedy Slaughterhouse Rulez, starring Shaun of the Dead duo Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. Set in an illustrious British boarding school, the institution becomes a bloody battleground when a sinkhole appears at a nearby fracking site unleashing unspeakable horrors. ‘Peaky Blinders’ star Finn Cole plays the role of Don Wallace, a new boy in school who comes from a modest background. Don is forced to navigate a baffling new world filled with arcane rules and rituals. Asa Butterfield (Hugo), Hermione Corfield (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies), and Underworld actor Michael Sheen star along with Pegg and Frost in the film from writer-director Crispian Mills. Henry Fitzherbert co-wrote the script. “Welcome to Slaughterhouse, an elite boarding school where boys and girls are groomed for power and greatness…and they’re about to meet their match. This ancient and ordered world is about to be shaken to its foundations –
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When it comes to horror movies you don’t get much more iconic than The Evil Dead, written and directed by Sam Raimi. The 1981 classic is getting a 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack this October, featuring “Audio Commentary” from Raimi, star Bruce Campbell, and producer Robert Tapert. The 4K Ultra version features incredible resolution, a higher sound quality, and Dobly Vision HDR which brings new life to the film with an enhanced range of colors. The Evil Dead spawned an entire franchise that lasted for nearly forty years including Evil Dead 2, Army of Darkness and the series “Ash vs Evil Dead”. Earlier this year Campbell permanently retired his character, Ash. In a recent interview with the icon, we delved into the heroic character and what was next for the star. You can read all about it here. Pick up your copy on 4K Ultra, Blu-ray, or Digital on October 9, 2018, from Lionsgate.
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Netflix has now released the second trailer for their supernatural series “The Innocents” starring Prometheus actor Guy Pearce. The eight-episode British series created and written by Hania Elkington (The North London Book of the Dead) and Simon Duric (The Crown, Black Mirror) also stars Percelle Ascott (Wizards vs. Aliens) and Sorcha Groundsell (Clique). In the series, “June embarks on a journey with her boyfriend, Harry, to run away from their lives and start over. Or so they think. They quickly realize that nothing is what it seems. And in this world, the only way to survive is to change.” “The series will explore what happens when teenagers Harry (Ascott) and June (Groundsell) run away from their repressive family lives to be together. They’re quickly thrown into an extraordinary journey of self-discovery that derails their innocent dream: Secrets kept from them by their parents test their love to the breaking point, and the extraordinary gift they possess unleashes powerful forces intent
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Get ready to survive the apocalypse with Dead Drunk by Richard Johnson. We’re giving five lucky readers the chance to win a copy of Dead Drunk: Surviving the Apocalypse! But don’t worry if you don’t win, you can now pick up a copy on Amazon for just $0.99! The novel follows Charlie Campbell, “your average, balding, thirty-year-old alcoholic with a dead-end job and a penchant for shambling through life one mistake after another. However, none of that mattered following the sudden arrival of a mysterious sickness that brought with it infected mobs of zombie-like creatures thirsting for the flesh of the living. Trapped in a Chicago apartment the morning after a raucous bachelor party, Charlie and his old fraternity buddies must battle for survival against the cannibalistic horde, a military invasion, and their own rampant stupidity. With supplies, common sense and brain cells dwindling by the hour, the motley crew — including a racist cop, a Sri Lankan used car
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Sony’s contagion horror film Patient Zero is finally coming home this August. After several delays, the film starring Matt Smith (“Doctor Who,” Terminator Genisys) and Academy Award nominee Stanley Tucci (The Hunger Games) finally has a concrete release date set for later this month. Natalie Dormer (“Game of Thrones”), John Bradley (“Game of Thrones”), and Agyness Deyn co-star in the Stefan Ruzowitzky-directed flick. In the film, “An unprecedented global pandemic of a super strain of rabies has turned the majority of humankind into highly intelligent, streamlined killers known as ‘The Infected.’ One victim, Morgan (Matt Smith), who is asymptomatic and can communicate with the infected, leads the last survivors on a hunt for Patient Zero and a cure.” Patient Zero arrives on VOD and Digital on August 14, 2018, followed by its theatrical release on September 14th, presented by Vertical.
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Director Paul Hyett (Howl) is back with a new terrifying tale, Heretiks, which is heading to FrightFest where it will make its world premiere. The trailer has just arrived. In it, we witness a young woman in a battle for her soul. This frightening flick stars Michael Ironside (Total Recall), Clare Higgins (Hellraiser), and Hannah Arterton (“Safe”). Set in Britain in the 17th Century, Heretiks centers on a young woman who, after being saved from execution, discovers she has a new evil within her. Hyett co-wrote the script with Conal Palmer. This is the second time the duo has worked together. They also teamed up back in 2012 for the dark thriller The Seasoning House. “In the early 17th century, innocent young Persephone is falsely accused and put on trial for her life. Her fate seems sealed except for the timely intervention of the mysterious Reverend Mother offering her not just sanctuary, but hope. For the Reverend Mother is the
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Haunting new images are here from Corin Hardy‘s Conjuring 2 spin-off The Nun which opens in theaters next month. In the film, “a young nun at a cloistered abbey in Romania takes her own life, a priest with a haunted past and a novitiate on the threshold of her final vows are sent by the Vatican to investigate. Together they uncover the order’s unholy secret. Risking not only their lives but their faith and their very souls, they confront a malevolent force in the form of the same demonic nun that first terrorized audiences in The Conjuring 2, as the abbey becomes a horrific battleground between the living and the damned.” Starring in The Nun is Oscar-nominee Demian Bichir (A Better Life) as Father Burke, Taissa Farmiga (American Horror Story) as Sister Irene, Jonas Bloquet (Elle) as Frenchie, Charlotte Hope (Game of Thrones) as Sister Victoria, Ingrid Bisu (Toni Erdmann) as Sister Oana, and Bonnie Aarons, who is reprising her
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Creepy Kingdom has just announced their next short film, Georgie, an unofficial fan sequel to the 1990 IT miniseries, from writer-director Ryan Grulich. What if Georgie never died? Tony Dakota, the actor who originally portrayed young Georgie Denbrough in the 1990 made-for-TV adaptation of Stephen King’s IT, makes his return to film for the first time in 25 years to reprise his iconic role. “Near the intersection of Witcham and Jackson, Georgie Denbrough’s young life came to an abrupt and tragic end. His paper boat–assembled from a Derry News newspaper with care by his older brother, Bill–had careened down a sewer drain and into the hands of what, not who, would be his killer. Its maiden voyage into death. But what if Pennywise the Dancing Clown hadn’t killed Georgie after all? What if Georgie had somehow escaped death and managed to live some semblance of a normal life in the not-so-normal town of Derry? What might his world look like?
Continue reading →
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Horror Equity Fund, Inc. has announced that MMA star Steve Mowry has joined the cast of The Harvester as the film’s villain. Written by HEF’s Brian Herskowitz and based on the graphic novel series “Rise of the Harvester” by renowned graphic artist Steve McGinnis, The Harvester revolves around a hell-spawned, malevolent killer who is tasked with “harvesting” souls by his father, the king of Hell. The Harvester sets his sights on one very special child and it’s up to a courageous mother to keep her offspring safe. Pittsburgh native Mowry turned pro in 2016 and is currently undefeated in the MMA. He recently signed with Viacom-owned promotor, Bellator MMA. As a fan of film and horror culture, I was ecstatic to be able to be a part of a project such as this. After reviewing Steve McGinnis body of work and learning of his strong cult-like following, I look forward to bringing his character to life. I promise not to
Continue reading →
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Prepare to dive into the first teaser trailer for 47 Meters Down: The Next Chapter, the sequel to writer-director Johannes Roberts‘ 2017 hit 47 Meters Down. The sequel follows five backpackers who go diving in the ruins of an underwater city and quickly learn they are not alone. During our interview with the filmmaker, who also directed Strangers: Prey at Night, Roberts warned us that the sequel, originally titled 48 Meters Down, will be “pretty scary”. 47 Meters Down: The Next Chapter sinks its teeth into theaters in June of 2019, from Entertainment Studios.
Continue reading →
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Sony is taking horror fans back to school with the first trailer from the horror-comedy Slaughterhouse Rulez, starring Shaun of the Dead duo Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. Set in an illustrious British boarding school, the institution becomes a bloody battleground when a sinkhole appears at a nearby fracking site unleashing unspeakable horrors. ‘Peaky Blinders’ star Finn Cole plays the role of Don Wallace, a new boy in school who comes from a modest background. Don is forced to navigate a baffling new world filled with arcane rules and rituals. Asa Butterfield (Hugo), Hermione Corfield (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies), and Underworld actor Michael Sheen star along with Pegg and Frost in the film from writer-director Crispian Mills. Henry Fitzherbert co-wrote the script. “Welcome to Slaughterhouse, an elite boarding school where boys and girls are groomed for power and greatness…and they’re about to meet their match. This ancient and ordered world is about to be shaken to its foundations –
Continue reading →
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When it comes to horror movies you don’t get much more iconic than The Evil Dead, written and directed by Sam Raimi. The 1981 classic is getting a 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack this October, featuring “Audio Commentary” from Raimi, star Bruce Campbell, and producer Robert Tapert. The 4K Ultra version features incredible resolution, a higher sound quality, and Dobly Vision HDR which brings new life to the film with an enhanced range of colors. The Evil Dead spawned an entire franchise that lasted for nearly forty years including Evil Dead 2, Army of Darkness and the series “Ash vs Evil Dead”. Earlier this year Campbell permanently retired his character, Ash. In a recent interview with the icon, we delved into the heroic character and what was next for the star. You can read all about it here. Pick up your copy on 4K Ultra, Blu-ray, or Digital on October 9, 2018, from Lionsgate.
Continue reading →
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Netflix has now released the second trailer for their supernatural series “The Innocents” starring Prometheus actor Guy Pearce. The eight-episode British series created and written by Hania Elkington (The North London Book of the Dead) and Simon Duric (The Crown, Black Mirror) also stars Percelle Ascott (Wizards vs. Aliens) and Sorcha Groundsell (Clique). In the series, “June embarks on a journey with her boyfriend, Harry, to run away from their lives and start over. Or so they think. They quickly realize that nothing is what it seems. And in this world, the only way to survive is to change.” “The series will explore what happens when teenagers Harry (Ascott) and June (Groundsell) run away from their repressive family lives to be together. They’re quickly thrown into an extraordinary journey of self-discovery that derails their innocent dream: Secrets kept from them by their parents test their love to the breaking point, and the extraordinary gift they possess unleashes powerful forces intent
Continue reading →
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Get ready to survive the apocalypse with Dead Drunk by Richard Johnson. We’re giving five lucky readers the chance to win a copy of Dead Drunk: Surviving the Apocalypse! But don’t worry if you don’t win, you can now pick up a copy on Amazon for just $0.99! The novel follows Charlie Campbell, “your average, balding, thirty-year-old alcoholic with a dead-end job and a penchant for shambling through life one mistake after another. However, none of that mattered following the sudden arrival of a mysterious sickness that brought with it infected mobs of zombie-like creatures thirsting for the flesh of the living. Trapped in a Chicago apartment the morning after a raucous bachelor party, Charlie and his old fraternity buddies must battle for survival against the cannibalistic horde, a military invasion, and their own rampant stupidity. With supplies, common sense and brain cells dwindling by the hour, the motley crew — including a racist cop, a Sri Lankan used car
Continue reading →
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Sony’s contagion horror film Patient Zero is finally coming home this August. After several delays, the film starring Matt Smith (“Doctor Who,” Terminator Genisys) and Academy Award nominee Stanley Tucci (The Hunger Games) finally has a concrete release date set for later this month. Natalie Dormer (“Game of Thrones”), John Bradley (“Game of Thrones”), and Agyness Deyn co-star in the Stefan Ruzowitzky-directed flick. In the film, “An unprecedented global pandemic of a super strain of rabies has turned the majority of humankind into highly intelligent, streamlined killers known as ‘The Infected.’ One victim, Morgan (Matt Smith), who is asymptomatic and can communicate with the infected, leads the last survivors on a hunt for Patient Zero and a cure.” Patient Zero arrives on VOD and Digital on August 14, 2018, followed by its theatrical release on September 14th, presented by Vertical.
Continue reading →
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Director Paul Hyett (Howl) is back with a new terrifying tale, Heretiks, which is heading to FrightFest where it will make its world premiere. The trailer has just arrived. In it, we witness a young woman in a battle for her soul. This frightening flick stars Michael Ironside (Total Recall), Clare Higgins (Hellraiser), and Hannah Arterton (“Safe”). Set in Britain in the 17th Century, Heretiks centers on a young woman who, after being saved from execution, discovers she has a new evil within her. Hyett co-wrote the script with Conal Palmer. This is the second time the duo has worked together. They also teamed up back in 2012 for the dark thriller The Seasoning House. “In the early 17th century, innocent young Persephone is falsely accused and put on trial for her life. Her fate seems sealed except for the timely intervention of the mysterious Reverend Mother offering her not just sanctuary, but hope. For the Reverend Mother is the
Continue reading →
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Haunting new images are here from Corin Hardy‘s Conjuring 2 spin-off The Nun which opens in theaters next month. In the film, “a young nun at a cloistered abbey in Romania takes her own life, a priest with a haunted past and a novitiate on the threshold of her final vows are sent by the Vatican to investigate. Together they uncover the order’s unholy secret. Risking not only their lives but their faith and their very souls, they confront a malevolent force in the form of the same demonic nun that first terrorized audiences in The Conjuring 2, as the abbey becomes a horrific battleground between the living and the damned.” Starring in The Nun is Oscar-nominee Demian Bichir (A Better Life) as Father Burke, Taissa Farmiga (American Horror Story) as Sister Irene, Jonas Bloquet (Elle) as Frenchie, Charlotte Hope (Game of Thrones) as Sister Victoria, Ingrid Bisu (Toni Erdmann) as Sister Oana, and Bonnie Aarons, who is reprising her
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