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A lot of people are eagerly awaiting the May release of Sony Screen Gems’ Slender Man, but those people are about to be disappointed. The release has now been pushed back to August, sorry. The Creepypasta-inspired character, Slender Man, has long been described as a tall and thin with long, slender limbs. His legend became common when two 12-year-old girls brutally stabbed their friend in his name. The film, from director Sylvain White, stars Joey King, Julia Goldani Telles, Annalise Basso, Jaz Sinclair, Talitha Bateman, and Alex Fitzalan. David Birke and Victor Surge penned the script. Slender Man will haunt theaters nationwide on August 24, 2018.
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Max Martini (Pacific Rim, 50 Shades of Grey) has joined the cast of Ciaran Foy’s (Sinister 2) psychological horror film Eli, the debut feature film from Paramount Players, according to THR. Set in a secluded clinic, the film centers on Eli, an 11-year-old who is being treated for a rare disease. Soon, the clinic becomes a haunted prison with no way out. Martini will play the role of Eli’s father, who moves to the isolated treatment facility with his wife after dealing with his sons mysterious illness for several years. Charlie Shotwell (Captain Fantastic) leads the cast that also includes Stranger Things actress Sadie Sink and Kelly Reilly. David Chirchirillo penned the script revised by Ian Goldberg and Richard Naing. Intrepid Pictures’ Trevor Macy is producing along with John Zaozirny of Bellevue Productions. Melinda Nishioka and David O’Leary are co-producing with Matt Alverez serving as executive producer. Eli has already begun filming and is set to open in theaters on
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Netflix has unveiled a new trailer for their February release, The Ritual, starring Rafe Spall (The BFG), Robert James-Collier (Downtown Abbey), Arsher Ali (Four Lions), and Sam Troughton (The Hollow Crown). The intense trailer reveals a group of terrified friends as they make their way down off of a mountain after saying goodbye to one of their own. The film centers on four old friends from college who set out to hike through the Scandinavian wilderness after the death of their best friend. When a wrong turn leads them into the wilderness, part of a Norse Legend, they are stalked by something evil. David Bruckner directed the film which was written by BAFTA-nominated screenwriter Joe Barton (Humans, iBoy), based on Adam Nevill’s novel of the same name. Imaginarium’s Jonathan Cavendish developed the project and produced alongside Richard Holmes. Will Tennant and Phil Robertson are overseeing and serve as executive producers with Andy Serkis, Moonriver’s Xavier Marchand, and Lara Thompson. Witness
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Three new clips have arrived for Lionsgate and CBS Films’ Winchester: The House That Ghosts Built, starring Oscar-winner Helen Mirren. The first clip invites you to “join the table”. In the next, we see a young boy possessed. And in the third clip, Sarah Winchester explains why she must continue to build. Winchester was both written and directed by Micheal and Peter Spierig. Jason Clarke, Sarah Snook, and Angus Sampson co-star in this haunting film based on a true story. In the film, based on a true story, “On an isolated stretch of land 50 miles outside of San Francisco sits the most haunted house in the world. Built by Sarah Winchester (Mirren), heiress to the Winchester fortune, it is a house that knows no end. Constructed in an incessant twenty-four hour a day, seven days a week mania for decades, it stands seven stories tall and contains hundreds of rooms. To the outsider, it looks like a monstrous monument
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Filmmaker Joshua Brucker and producer Kate Riffe have announced that casting has begun for their upcoming short horror film The Late Shift. Emy Award-winning actor and genre legend Bill Oberst Jr. is the first cast member to be announced and will star as “The Patient”, the film’s antagonist. The film centers on Beth, a night-shift nurse tasked with babysitting a quiet and near-empty patient wing. All is calm until a mysterious patient is brought it, exhibiting a high fever and sporting terrible wounds. He’s stabilized and all returns to normal. But Beth is new to the late shift and she eventually closes her heavy eyes and accidentally drifts asleep. When she wakes up, however, not all is as calm and safe as it once was. Her new patient, she finds, harbors a dangerous and deadly secret that could cost Beth her life. As a child, I remember the emotions I felt watching the classic horror films. As a director, I
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Streaming TV
Before the 13th season of ‘Supernatural’ kicked off, we reported that a special ‘Scooby Doo crossover‘ episode will be featured. We can now tell you that the episode, titled “ScoobyNatural”, will be the 16th episode of the season, airing this March. Directed by Robert Singer, the animated episode has been described by star Jared Padalecki, who plays Sam Winchester on the hit series, as “fucking awesome”. He also said, “Never in my wildest dream [did I imagine we’d do this]. I grew up watching it, so to hear that animated you are going to be on the same screen with the Mystery Machine [is] super cool.” Producer Jim Michaels tweeted earlier this week about the special episode. Time to tech survey in the Mystery Machine! Episode 16! @cw_supernatural #supernatural #spnfamily pic.twitter.com/QMzuuttqd5 — Jim Michaels (@TheJimMichaels) January 22, 2018
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Earlier this year we reported that a sequel to 1999’s killer shark movie Deep Blue Sea was in the works. The sequel, which filmed this summer in Cape Town, South Africa, has received a 2018 release and an R rating for “creature violence, gore, and for language”. The trailer has swum in (via IGN) and proves once again that playing god with smart sharks is a horrible idea. Darin Scott (Tales from the Hood) is in the director’s chair for the sequel, simply titled Deep Blue Sea 2. Michael Beach, Rob Mayes, Danielle Savre, Nathan Lynn, and Darron Meyer star. Erik Patterson, Hans Rodionoff, and Jessica Scott penned the script for Syfy. In the film, “shark conservationist Dr. Misty Calhoun invited to consult on a top-secret project run by pharmaceutical billionaire Carl Durant (Beach). Calhoun is shocked to learn that the company is using the unpredictable and highly aggressive bull sharks as its test subjects. You can probably guess where
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Stephen King adaptions show no sign of slowing down. Next up is King’s Doctor Sleep, the sequel to ‘The Shining’ with Mike Flanagan at the helm. Back in December Flanagan mentioned during an interview that after his Gerald’s Game adaption, he would love to adapt ‘Doctor Sleep’. According to Deadline, his wish has been granted. Flanagan, who wrote and directed Oculus, Hush, and Before I wake, will rewrite the current Doctor Sleep script penned by Akiva Goldsman, as well as direct the adaptation. In the book, Danny Torrance carries the trauma he experienced at the Overlook Hotel into his adult life. He has become a reflection of his father, with a lingering rage bubbling under the surface. Drinking numbs his pain and his “shine”, but his powers return when he chooses sobriety and begins using his gift to help those dying at a hospice. He forms a psychic connection with a young girl who also has abilities, and who has
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Streaming TV
The CW is capitalizing on the popularity of genre series, in fact, it has two new genre series on their way for the 2018-2019 season, ‘Charmed‘ and ‘Dead Inside’. ‘Dead Inside’ centers on an underachieving beat cop who, after surviving an explosion that killed her detective big brother, begins seeing his ghost. Together, they work to help crime victims both the living and the dead, Variety reports. ‘Dracula’ writer and ‘Pretty Little Liars’ producer Katie Lovejoy will pen the series as well as executive produce with Lawrence Doozer Productions president Jeff Ingold, in association with Warner Bros. Television. There is no word yet who star in the series, but as soon as we learn more we will let you know.
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Documentaries
Back in 1989, director Mary Lambert collaborated with legendary author Stephen King to bring his best-selling book Pet Semetary to life. Two New England filmmakers, John Campopiano and Justin White have spent 5 years uncovering the story of Pet Sematary’s journey from book to film. For the first time, fans of King and the film can go behind the scenes in HD on the upcoming Blu-ray. Unearthed and Untold: The Path to Pet Sematary is both an in-depth independent documentary and a celebration of King’s classic, told by the cast and crew from the 1989 undead hit, as well as locals from Maine – the place it all started. The documentary contains interviews heard for the first time, tours of the iconic film locations, never-before-seen photographs and videos from the set. The interviews are with people such as director Mary Lambert, cast members Denise Crosby, Dale Midkiff, Miko Hughes, Brad Greenquist, Andrew Hubatsek, Susan Blommaert, the Berdahl twins, Michael Lombard
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NewsTrailers
A lot of people are eagerly awaiting the May release of Sony Screen Gems’ Slender Man, but those people are about to be disappointed. The release has now been pushed back to August, sorry. The Creepypasta-inspired character, Slender Man, has long been described as a tall and thin with long, slender limbs. His legend became common when two 12-year-old girls brutally stabbed their friend in his name. The film, from director Sylvain White, stars Joey King, Julia Goldani Telles, Annalise Basso, Jaz Sinclair, Talitha Bateman, and Alex Fitzalan. David Birke and Victor Surge penned the script. Slender Man will haunt theaters nationwide on August 24, 2018.
Continue reading →
Movies
Max Martini (Pacific Rim, 50 Shades of Grey) has joined the cast of Ciaran Foy’s (Sinister 2) psychological horror film Eli, the debut feature film from Paramount Players, according to THR. Set in a secluded clinic, the film centers on Eli, an 11-year-old who is being treated for a rare disease. Soon, the clinic becomes a haunted prison with no way out. Martini will play the role of Eli’s father, who moves to the isolated treatment facility with his wife after dealing with his sons mysterious illness for several years. Charlie Shotwell (Captain Fantastic) leads the cast that also includes Stranger Things actress Sadie Sink and Kelly Reilly. David Chirchirillo penned the script revised by Ian Goldberg and Richard Naing. Intrepid Pictures’ Trevor Macy is producing along with John Zaozirny of Bellevue Productions. Melinda Nishioka and David O’Leary are co-producing with Matt Alverez serving as executive producer. Eli has already begun filming and is set to open in theaters on
Continue reading →
NetflixTrailers
Netflix has unveiled a new trailer for their February release, The Ritual, starring Rafe Spall (The BFG), Robert James-Collier (Downtown Abbey), Arsher Ali (Four Lions), and Sam Troughton (The Hollow Crown). The intense trailer reveals a group of terrified friends as they make their way down off of a mountain after saying goodbye to one of their own. The film centers on four old friends from college who set out to hike through the Scandinavian wilderness after the death of their best friend. When a wrong turn leads them into the wilderness, part of a Norse Legend, they are stalked by something evil. David Bruckner directed the film which was written by BAFTA-nominated screenwriter Joe Barton (Humans, iBoy), based on Adam Nevill’s novel of the same name. Imaginarium’s Jonathan Cavendish developed the project and produced alongside Richard Holmes. Will Tennant and Phil Robertson are overseeing and serve as executive producers with Andy Serkis, Moonriver’s Xavier Marchand, and Lara Thompson. Witness
Continue reading →
ClipsTrailersTrue Story
Three new clips have arrived for Lionsgate and CBS Films’ Winchester: The House That Ghosts Built, starring Oscar-winner Helen Mirren. The first clip invites you to “join the table”. In the next, we see a young boy possessed. And in the third clip, Sarah Winchester explains why she must continue to build. Winchester was both written and directed by Micheal and Peter Spierig. Jason Clarke, Sarah Snook, and Angus Sampson co-star in this haunting film based on a true story. In the film, based on a true story, “On an isolated stretch of land 50 miles outside of San Francisco sits the most haunted house in the world. Built by Sarah Winchester (Mirren), heiress to the Winchester fortune, it is a house that knows no end. Constructed in an incessant twenty-four hour a day, seven days a week mania for decades, it stands seven stories tall and contains hundreds of rooms. To the outsider, it looks like a monstrous monument
Continue reading →
News
Filmmaker Joshua Brucker and producer Kate Riffe have announced that casting has begun for their upcoming short horror film The Late Shift. Emy Award-winning actor and genre legend Bill Oberst Jr. is the first cast member to be announced and will star as “The Patient”, the film’s antagonist. The film centers on Beth, a night-shift nurse tasked with babysitting a quiet and near-empty patient wing. All is calm until a mysterious patient is brought it, exhibiting a high fever and sporting terrible wounds. He’s stabilized and all returns to normal. But Beth is new to the late shift and she eventually closes her heavy eyes and accidentally drifts asleep. When she wakes up, however, not all is as calm and safe as it once was. Her new patient, she finds, harbors a dangerous and deadly secret that could cost Beth her life. As a child, I remember the emotions I felt watching the classic horror films. As a director, I
Continue reading →
Streaming TV
Before the 13th season of ‘Supernatural’ kicked off, we reported that a special ‘Scooby Doo crossover‘ episode will be featured. We can now tell you that the episode, titled “ScoobyNatural”, will be the 16th episode of the season, airing this March. Directed by Robert Singer, the animated episode has been described by star Jared Padalecki, who plays Sam Winchester on the hit series, as “fucking awesome”. He also said, “Never in my wildest dream [did I imagine we’d do this]. I grew up watching it, so to hear that animated you are going to be on the same screen with the Mystery Machine [is] super cool.” Producer Jim Michaels tweeted earlier this week about the special episode. Time to tech survey in the Mystery Machine! Episode 16! @cw_supernatural #supernatural #spnfamily pic.twitter.com/QMzuuttqd5 — Jim Michaels (@TheJimMichaels) January 22, 2018
Continue reading →
Trailers
Earlier this year we reported that a sequel to 1999’s killer shark movie Deep Blue Sea was in the works. The sequel, which filmed this summer in Cape Town, South Africa, has received a 2018 release and an R rating for “creature violence, gore, and for language”. The trailer has swum in (via IGN) and proves once again that playing god with smart sharks is a horrible idea. Darin Scott (Tales from the Hood) is in the director’s chair for the sequel, simply titled Deep Blue Sea 2. Michael Beach, Rob Mayes, Danielle Savre, Nathan Lynn, and Darron Meyer star. Erik Patterson, Hans Rodionoff, and Jessica Scott penned the script for Syfy. In the film, “shark conservationist Dr. Misty Calhoun invited to consult on a top-secret project run by pharmaceutical billionaire Carl Durant (Beach). Calhoun is shocked to learn that the company is using the unpredictable and highly aggressive bull sharks as its test subjects. You can probably guess where
Continue reading →
News
Stephen King adaptions show no sign of slowing down. Next up is King’s Doctor Sleep, the sequel to ‘The Shining’ with Mike Flanagan at the helm. Back in December Flanagan mentioned during an interview that after his Gerald’s Game adaption, he would love to adapt ‘Doctor Sleep’. According to Deadline, his wish has been granted. Flanagan, who wrote and directed Oculus, Hush, and Before I wake, will rewrite the current Doctor Sleep script penned by Akiva Goldsman, as well as direct the adaptation. In the book, Danny Torrance carries the trauma he experienced at the Overlook Hotel into his adult life. He has become a reflection of his father, with a lingering rage bubbling under the surface. Drinking numbs his pain and his “shine”, but his powers return when he chooses sobriety and begins using his gift to help those dying at a hospice. He forms a psychic connection with a young girl who also has abilities, and who has
Continue reading →
Streaming TV
The CW is capitalizing on the popularity of genre series, in fact, it has two new genre series on their way for the 2018-2019 season, ‘Charmed‘ and ‘Dead Inside’. ‘Dead Inside’ centers on an underachieving beat cop who, after surviving an explosion that killed her detective big brother, begins seeing his ghost. Together, they work to help crime victims both the living and the dead, Variety reports. ‘Dracula’ writer and ‘Pretty Little Liars’ producer Katie Lovejoy will pen the series as well as executive produce with Lawrence Doozer Productions president Jeff Ingold, in association with Warner Bros. Television. There is no word yet who star in the series, but as soon as we learn more we will let you know.
Continue reading →
Documentaries
Back in 1989, director Mary Lambert collaborated with legendary author Stephen King to bring his best-selling book Pet Semetary to life. Two New England filmmakers, John Campopiano and Justin White have spent 5 years uncovering the story of Pet Sematary’s journey from book to film. For the first time, fans of King and the film can go behind the scenes in HD on the upcoming Blu-ray. Unearthed and Untold: The Path to Pet Sematary is both an in-depth independent documentary and a celebration of King’s classic, told by the cast and crew from the 1989 undead hit, as well as locals from Maine – the place it all started. The documentary contains interviews heard for the first time, tours of the iconic film locations, never-before-seen photographs and videos from the set. The interviews are with people such as director Mary Lambert, cast members Denise Crosby, Dale Midkiff, Miko Hughes, Brad Greenquist, Andrew Hubatsek, Susan Blommaert, the Berdahl twins, Michael Lombard
Continue reading →
