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‘Butcher The Bakers’ Later This Month

Writer/director Tyler Amm’s frighteningly funny Butcher the Bakers will arrive on VOD this January from genre specialists Dark Cuts. Recently fired, a grim reaper terrorizes a small town, killing and collecting souls for a purpose only he knows. Sam and Martin, slackers who work at the local bakery, are hired by a mysterious stranger to stop him from killing again. Ryan Matthew Ziegler, Sean Walsh, Mike Behrens and Lisa Wojcik star. Executive produced by Volumes of Blood’s P.J Starks, “Butcher the Bakers is a fantastically splatastic new indie film that gives both the lungs and funnybone a workout!” Tucker and Dale vs. Evil meets Zombieland in Butcher the Bakers, out January 16, 2018, on Vudu, iTunes, Google Play, Microsoft Xbox, Vubiquity, Dish, and Tivo.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 9, 2018
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Interesting Facts About Your Favorite Horror Films (Part 2)

There are a lot of interesting things that happen on the sets and behind-the-scenes of horror films that many fans never know about. We aim to fix that. Here are some interesting facts about our favorite horror films. Bloody Bed During the filming of Carrie Sissy Spacek did not want to break character so she lived, ate, and slept in her blood-drenched prom dress for three days straight. An Homage To Psycho John Carpenter is a huge fan Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho. In fact, Halloween is filled with homages to the black and white movie. Carpenter even cast Jamie Lee Curtis as the lead who is the daughter of Psycho star Janet Leigh. Buzz Tony Todd stared as Candyman in Bernard Rose’s 1992 film. There were no special FX in the scene where Candyman has a mouth full of bees. That was all real. An X-Files Destination Before Final Destination became a film it was originally an idea for an episode

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 9, 2018
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Witness ‘The Ritual’ On Netflix This February

Netflix is gearing up to release The Ritual this February, starring Rafe Spall (The BFG), Robert James-Collier (Downtown Abbey), Arsher Ali (Four Lions), and Sam Troughton (The Hollow Crown). 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. 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. The Imaginarium and eOne produced and financed the film. 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 and Moonriver’s Xavier Marchand, and Lara Thompson. Witness The Ritual on Netflix on February 9, 2018.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 8, 2018
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‘Mom And Dad’s’ New Poster Features A Psychotic Nicolas Cage And Selma Blair

Nicolas Cage has played his share of crazy characters, but this January Cages’ insanity will be on full display in Brain Taylor’s psychotic film Mom and Dad which has a brand new poster just ahead of its theatrical debut (above). In the film, starring Cage (Ghost Rider) and Selma Blair (Hellboy), a teenage girl and her little brother fight to survive 24 hours during a mass event triggered by an unknown source that causes parents to turn violently on their own kids. Lance Henrickson, Anne Winters, Rachel Melvin, Olivia Crocicchia, Zackery Arthur, Bishop Stevens, and Samantha Lemole co-star. Mom and Dad will open in theaters and arrive on VOD on January 19, 2018, from Momentum Pictures.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 8, 2018
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‘Rondo’ Trailer Is Filled With Sex, Murder, And Revenge

Writer-director Drew Barnhardt recently announced that his upcoming film Rondo has been completed. Compared to Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho, Rondo has been described as “a sexy, funny, and distinctly modern update to the suspense thriller.” In the film, “Paul, a troubled veteran, is given a special prescription that opens a door to a world of sex, murder, and revenge.“ There’s one rule in Rondo, “stay on the plastic”. Filmed in Denver, Colorado, the thriller is filled with dark comedy and stars Gena Shaw, Brenna Otts, Iva Nora, Reggie De Morton, Ketrick “Jazz” Copeland, Kevin Sean Ryan, Luke Sorge, Grant Leibowitz, and Meegan Kiefel. Guy Clark (Pure Bliss) produced with Corey Arnold and Eileen Bernhardt serving as co-producers.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 8, 2018
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Netflix To Unleash ‘Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters’ Later this Month

If you’ve been patiently waiting for Netflix’s Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters, the first Godzilla anime film, you’ll be excited to learn that it will be arriving later this month. Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters, the first film of a new trilogy from Toho, was directed by Kobun Shizuno and was voiced by Yuuki Kaji, Takahiro Sakurai, Mamoru Miyano, Junichi Suwabe, Kana Hanazawa, and Tomokazu Sugita. Set 20,000 years in the future, the film reveals that monsters have taken over the planet, human civilization has been destroyed, and the remaining survivors have fled to outer space. Haruo, a young man who witnessed his parents killed by Godzilla, leads a group of explorers back to earth in an attempt to reclaim it from the monstrous beasts. Netflix will unleash Godzilla on January 17, 2018.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 7, 2018
Horror Fuel

Sink Your Teeth Into ‘Bad Apples’ On VOD This February

Two malevolent children, rotten to the core, terrorize a young couple in their home in Bad Apples, debuting on VOD this February from Uncork’d Entertainment. From writer-director Bryan Coyne comes this brutal tale set on Halloween night, starring Brea Grant (“Dexter”, A Ghost Story), Graham Skipper (Beyond the Gates), Andrea Collins (The Hospital), and Danielle Reverman (Infernal). In the film, two “bad apples” decide to play some wicked tricks on the one house in a suburban cul-de-sac that is not celebrating Halloween. They terrorize a young couple in their home and these tricks become increasingly more sinister as the night progresses, finally ending in a Halloween the entire neighborhood will never forget. Sink your teeth into Bad Apples on VOD on February 6th, 2018.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 6, 2018
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8Secondz App Launches With Cosplay Competition Judged By ‘Walking Dead’ Actress

A month-long cosplay competition has been announced that will coincide with Wizard World Comic Con in New Orleans through the new ‘8Secondz’ app, judged by users. ‘Walking Dead’ star Katelyn Nacon, who plays the role of Enid on the hit series, will judge the acting portion of the competition open to anyone 13 or older. She will mentor two winners with a face-to-face coaching/mentoring session. The new App, available on iTunes, revolutionizes user-created online video with monthly competitions and unique 8-second format. From the Press Release: Sydney, NSW, Australia – The new 8secondz app available on iTunes will host a global in-app Cosplay competition, it was announced today, the same day Wizard World Comic Con opens in New Orleans. All costumed Wizard World attendees are invited to participate in 8secondz’ “Cosplay Dress the Part” competition. 8secondz offers an entirely new take on the world of online video presentation, one in which world-class mentors judge the best in class and reward

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 6, 2018
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Netflix Casts ‘Mad Men’ Actress In Lead Role For Dark ‘Sabrina’ Series

Back in December, we reported that a new Netflix series adaption of the comic ‘Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’ was on its way. Today we can report that lead role of Sabrina has been cast. Kiernan Shipka (Mad Men) will play Sabrina Spellman in the dark, upcoming series that is already greenlit for two seasons. Shipka’s character has been described as: “An empowered young woman, half-human, half-witch, Sabrina is just beginning her dark education as a sorceress, even as she tries to maintain a normal life as a sophomore at Baxter High. Intelligent, compassionate and brave to the point of recklessness, Sabrina is all that stands between us and the forces of darkness that threaten our world.” The series is from the team behind ‘Riverdale’, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Berlanti Productions, and Warner Bros. Television. Aquirre-Sacasa penned the script for the pilot which Lee Toland Krieger directed. Unlike the ‘Sabrina the Teenage Witch’ that aired from ’96 to 2003, this series will be

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 6, 2018
Horror Fuel

‘American Horror Story’s’ Eighth Season Will Be Set In…

The creator of ‘American Horror Story’, Ryan Murphy has now revealed that the next season of the hit series will be set in the future. Today at the semi-annual Television Critics Association’s tour in Pasadena Murphy teased the season, EW reports. All I’ll say about it is I want to go to the future – still topical, but the future, which I’ve never done,” He stated. How far in the future is the question? When asked Murphy clarified that it is “not space”. I pitched it to [FX chief] John Landgraf today right after his TCA panel, and he loved it, but asked me not to say what it is,” Murphy continued. “I told him and he fell out of his chair with joy. I think people will like it, it’s different from what we’ve done before, but I always try and do the opposite of what I’ve done on that show.” The writers’ room will begin in February. No

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 6, 2018

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‘Butcher The Bakers’ Later This Month

Writer/director Tyler Amm’s frighteningly funny Butcher the Bakers will arrive on VOD this January from genre specialists Dark Cuts. Recently fired, a grim reaper terrorizes a small town, killing and collecting souls for a purpose only he knows. Sam and Martin, slackers who work at the local bakery, are hired by a mysterious stranger to stop him from killing again. Ryan Matthew Ziegler, Sean Walsh, Mike Behrens and Lisa Wojcik star. Executive produced by Volumes of Blood’s P.J Starks, “Butcher the Bakers is a fantastically splatastic new indie film that gives both the lungs and funnybone a workout!” Tucker and Dale vs. Evil meets Zombieland in Butcher the Bakers, out January 16, 2018, on Vudu, iTunes, Google Play, Microsoft Xbox, Vubiquity, Dish, and Tivo.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 9, 2018
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Interesting Facts About Your Favorite Horror Films (Part 2)

There are a lot of interesting things that happen on the sets and behind-the-scenes of horror films that many fans never know about. We aim to fix that. Here are some interesting facts about our favorite horror films. Bloody Bed During the filming of Carrie Sissy Spacek did not want to break character so she lived, ate, and slept in her blood-drenched prom dress for three days straight. An Homage To Psycho John Carpenter is a huge fan Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho. In fact, Halloween is filled with homages to the black and white movie. Carpenter even cast Jamie Lee Curtis as the lead who is the daughter of Psycho star Janet Leigh. Buzz Tony Todd stared as Candyman in Bernard Rose’s 1992 film. There were no special FX in the scene where Candyman has a mouth full of bees. That was all real. An X-Files Destination Before Final Destination became a film it was originally an idea for an episode

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 9, 2018
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Witness ‘The Ritual’ On Netflix This February

Netflix is gearing up to release The Ritual this February, starring Rafe Spall (The BFG), Robert James-Collier (Downtown Abbey), Arsher Ali (Four Lions), and Sam Troughton (The Hollow Crown). 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. 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. The Imaginarium and eOne produced and financed the film. 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 and Moonriver’s Xavier Marchand, and Lara Thompson. Witness The Ritual on Netflix on February 9, 2018.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 8, 2018
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‘Mom And Dad’s’ New Poster Features A Psychotic Nicolas Cage And Selma Blair

Nicolas Cage has played his share of crazy characters, but this January Cages’ insanity will be on full display in Brain Taylor’s psychotic film Mom and Dad which has a brand new poster just ahead of its theatrical debut (above). In the film, starring Cage (Ghost Rider) and Selma Blair (Hellboy), a teenage girl and her little brother fight to survive 24 hours during a mass event triggered by an unknown source that causes parents to turn violently on their own kids. Lance Henrickson, Anne Winters, Rachel Melvin, Olivia Crocicchia, Zackery Arthur, Bishop Stevens, and Samantha Lemole co-star. Mom and Dad will open in theaters and arrive on VOD on January 19, 2018, from Momentum Pictures.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 8, 2018
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‘Rondo’ Trailer Is Filled With Sex, Murder, And Revenge

Writer-director Drew Barnhardt recently announced that his upcoming film Rondo has been completed. Compared to Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho, Rondo has been described as “a sexy, funny, and distinctly modern update to the suspense thriller.” In the film, “Paul, a troubled veteran, is given a special prescription that opens a door to a world of sex, murder, and revenge.“ There’s one rule in Rondo, “stay on the plastic”. Filmed in Denver, Colorado, the thriller is filled with dark comedy and stars Gena Shaw, Brenna Otts, Iva Nora, Reggie De Morton, Ketrick “Jazz” Copeland, Kevin Sean Ryan, Luke Sorge, Grant Leibowitz, and Meegan Kiefel. Guy Clark (Pure Bliss) produced with Corey Arnold and Eileen Bernhardt serving as co-producers.

Continue reading →
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Jan 8, 2018
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Netflix To Unleash ‘Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters’ Later this Month

If you’ve been patiently waiting for Netflix’s Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters, the first Godzilla anime film, you’ll be excited to learn that it will be arriving later this month. Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters, the first film of a new trilogy from Toho, was directed by Kobun Shizuno and was voiced by Yuuki Kaji, Takahiro Sakurai, Mamoru Miyano, Junichi Suwabe, Kana Hanazawa, and Tomokazu Sugita. Set 20,000 years in the future, the film reveals that monsters have taken over the planet, human civilization has been destroyed, and the remaining survivors have fled to outer space. Haruo, a young man who witnessed his parents killed by Godzilla, leads a group of explorers back to earth in an attempt to reclaim it from the monstrous beasts. Netflix will unleash Godzilla on January 17, 2018.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 7, 2018
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Sink Your Teeth Into ‘Bad Apples’ On VOD This February

Two malevolent children, rotten to the core, terrorize a young couple in their home in Bad Apples, debuting on VOD this February from Uncork’d Entertainment. From writer-director Bryan Coyne comes this brutal tale set on Halloween night, starring Brea Grant (“Dexter”, A Ghost Story), Graham Skipper (Beyond the Gates), Andrea Collins (The Hospital), and Danielle Reverman (Infernal). In the film, two “bad apples” decide to play some wicked tricks on the one house in a suburban cul-de-sac that is not celebrating Halloween. They terrorize a young couple in their home and these tricks become increasingly more sinister as the night progresses, finally ending in a Halloween the entire neighborhood will never forget. Sink your teeth into Bad Apples on VOD on February 6th, 2018.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 6, 2018
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8Secondz App Launches With Cosplay Competition Judged By ‘Walking Dead’ Actress

A month-long cosplay competition has been announced that will coincide with Wizard World Comic Con in New Orleans through the new ‘8Secondz’ app, judged by users. ‘Walking Dead’ star Katelyn Nacon, who plays the role of Enid on the hit series, will judge the acting portion of the competition open to anyone 13 or older. She will mentor two winners with a face-to-face coaching/mentoring session. The new App, available on iTunes, revolutionizes user-created online video with monthly competitions and unique 8-second format. From the Press Release: Sydney, NSW, Australia – The new 8secondz app available on iTunes will host a global in-app Cosplay competition, it was announced today, the same day Wizard World Comic Con opens in New Orleans. All costumed Wizard World attendees are invited to participate in 8secondz’ “Cosplay Dress the Part” competition. 8secondz offers an entirely new take on the world of online video presentation, one in which world-class mentors judge the best in class and reward

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 6, 2018
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Netflix Casts ‘Mad Men’ Actress In Lead Role For Dark ‘Sabrina’ Series

Back in December, we reported that a new Netflix series adaption of the comic ‘Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’ was on its way. Today we can report that lead role of Sabrina has been cast. Kiernan Shipka (Mad Men) will play Sabrina Spellman in the dark, upcoming series that is already greenlit for two seasons. Shipka’s character has been described as: “An empowered young woman, half-human, half-witch, Sabrina is just beginning her dark education as a sorceress, even as she tries to maintain a normal life as a sophomore at Baxter High. Intelligent, compassionate and brave to the point of recklessness, Sabrina is all that stands between us and the forces of darkness that threaten our world.” The series is from the team behind ‘Riverdale’, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Berlanti Productions, and Warner Bros. Television. Aquirre-Sacasa penned the script for the pilot which Lee Toland Krieger directed. Unlike the ‘Sabrina the Teenage Witch’ that aired from ’96 to 2003, this series will be

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 6, 2018
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‘American Horror Story’s’ Eighth Season Will Be Set In…

The creator of ‘American Horror Story’, Ryan Murphy has now revealed that the next season of the hit series will be set in the future. Today at the semi-annual Television Critics Association’s tour in Pasadena Murphy teased the season, EW reports. All I’ll say about it is I want to go to the future – still topical, but the future, which I’ve never done,” He stated. How far in the future is the question? When asked Murphy clarified that it is “not space”. I pitched it to [FX chief] John Landgraf today right after his TCA panel, and he loved it, but asked me not to say what it is,” Murphy continued. “I told him and he fell out of his chair with joy. I think people will like it, it’s different from what we’ve done before, but I always try and do the opposite of what I’ve done on that show.” The writers’ room will begin in February. No

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Jan 6, 2018
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