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A First Look At DEVIL’S GATE Starring Milo Ventimiglia And Amanda Schull

Milo Ventimiglia (Heroes) stars alongside 12 Monkeys’ actress Amanda Schull in Devil’s Gate. Clay Staub, who was the second unit director for Dawn of the Dead, makes his genre debut with this suspense thriller, which he co-wrote with Peter Aperlo. Set in a small town, the film follows an FBI Agent (Schull) who has come to investigate the disappearance of the wife (Bridget Regan) and son of a local rancher. A local deputy, played by Shawn Ashmore, is forced to work with the agent whose presence makes the town’s sheriff (Jonathan Frakes) nervous. The Devil’s Gate will hold its world premiere later this month at the Tribeca Film Festival, Deadline reports. The trailer has not been released, but we do have a clip.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 7, 2017

Streaming TV

Billie Lourd Joins American Horror Story

Everyday we grow closer to the premiere of season 7 of American Horror Story. While we don’t know the plot details for the upcoming series, co-creator Ryan Murphy has stated that the theme will have something to do with the past election and that the premiere is set on election night. We do have news today. Scream Queens‘ actress Billie Lourd, who plays Chanel #3 on the series, has joined the cast that already includes AHS veterans Sarah Paulson and Evan Peters, as well as series newcomer Billy Eichner. Filming is set to begin on this season in June. With season 8 and 9 already renewed, we will be enjoying American Horror Story’s twisted tales for years.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 7, 2017

BooksStreaming TV

Stephen And Owen King’s SLEEPING BEAUTIES Being Adapted For Television

Adaptations of Stephen King’s works are everywhere these days, including IT , The Dark Tower,, Gerald’s Game, 1922, Revival, Mr. Mercedes, The Mist, and The Stand. Deadline is now reporting that Sleeping Beauties, King’s most recent novel which is a collaboration with his son Owen, has been picked up by Anonymous Content with the intention of adapting the book for a television series. That’s not surprising, but what is surprising is the fact that Sleeping Beauty is not set to arrive in stores until September 26, 2017. In a future so real and near it might be now, something happens when women go to sleep; they become shrouded in a cocoon-like gauze. If they are awakened, if the gauze wrapping their bodies is disturbed or violated, the women become feral and spectacularly violent; and while they sleep they go to another place… The men of our world are abandoned, left to their increasingly primal devices. One woman, however, the mysterious

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 7, 2017

From the Crypt

Blu-ray And DVD Release Date Announced For GET OUT

Jordan Peele made a huge splash with his genre debut Get Out, breaking box office records and bringing in over $158,331,000 domestically. You can read our spoiler free review here. The film follows Chris and his girlfriend, Rose, who have reached the meet-the-parents milestone of dating. Rose invites Chris for a weekend getaway upstate with her parents, Missy and Dean. At first, Chris reads the family’s overly accommodating behavior as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter’s interracial relationship, but as the weekend progresses, a series of increasingly disturbing discoveries lead him to a truth that he could have never imagined. Get Out stars Daniel Kaluuy and Allison Williams, Betty Gabriel (The Purge: Election Year), Caleb Landry Jones (X-Men series), Milton “LilRel” Howery (The Carmichael Show), Marcus Henderson (Pete’s Dragon), and Keith Stanfield (Straight Outta Compton). If you haven’t seen the tense thriller, you will soon have your chance. Get Out will arrive on Digital HD on May 9, 2017,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 7, 2017

From the Crypt

Alien: Covenant Star To Face THE NUN

The first casting news has arrived for The Nun, the spinoff of The Conjuring 2. The supernatural film, focusing on the demonic entity Vera Farmiga’s reality-based character, Lorraine Warren, came face to face with in the sequel to 2013’s hit The Conjuring. THR is reporting that Alien: Covenant actor Demián Bichir will star as Father Burke, the priest dispatched by Rome to investigate the mysterious death of a nun. Corin Hardy (The Hallow) is in the director’s chair for The Nun, which he co-wrote with James Wan and Gary Dauberman. Wan will also be producing alongside Peter Safran. Set to open in theaters nationwide on July 13, 2017, little else is known about The Nun at this point, except that the film has already entered production. But we will let you know when find out more.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 6, 2017

From the Crypt

Huge Star Returning For JURASSIC WORLD 2 (And I Do Mean Huge)

There are certain movie characters that are hard to forget, even when they are not human. Everyone who has seen 1993’s Jurassic Park remembers the film’s star, no not Sam Neill, though he was fantastic as Grant. I’m talking about a character larger than life, the Tyrannosaurus Rex aka “Rexy”. Let’s face it, she’s a huge star. And she will be returning for Jurassic World 2 to go head to head with a genetically created beast. After being asked about Rexy by a fan, producer Colin Trevorrow confirmed that she will be back. This time taking her orders from director J.A. Bayona. Trevorrow penned the script for part two with his writing partner Derek Connolly. In Jurassic World 2, the adventures at the Jurassic World resort and theme park continue as the government has trained dinosaurs to carry weapons and use them for battle purposes. We got our first look at trained dinos in battle in Jurassic World and we

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 6, 2017

Trailers

Genre Icon Dee Wallace Stars In The Holiday Horror Film RED CHRISTMAS

Artsploitation Films has acquired the rights to the controversial Australian holiday film Red Christmas. The film, from veteran director-producer Craig Anderson, stars genre icon Dee Wallace who has appeared in many horror classics including The Howling, Cujo, and Halloween. From the Press Release: April 5, 2017: Artsploitation Films has acquired US rights from international sales agent Devilworks for the Australian horror film Red Christmas directed by veteran television director/producer Craig Anderson. The dark, violent and sickly twisted tale had its World Premiere at the Sydney Film Festival, its North American Premiere at Fantasia Festival and its European Premiere at London’s Frightfest. The film stars (and was co-produced by) horror film acting legend, Dee Wallace (The Hills Have Eyes, The Howling, E.T., Cujo, Critters, Halloween,The Lords of Salem) as the mother of a squabbling family, gathered together in a remote Outback estate on Christmas Eve. When a mysterious, deformed young man named Cletus appears at their door, things soon go from

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 6, 2017

From the Crypt

Ryan Merriman and Perrey Reeves Enter THE JURASSIC GAMES

Imagine a world where video games are no longer justs games, but are a place where you can live or die in reality. Where they are a place where you compete not for entertainment, but for freedom. That is the premise of the upcoming film The Jurassic Games, from director Ryan Bellgardt (Gremlin), who co-wrote the film with Galen Christy. High Octane Pictures, in association with the Oklahoma Film + Music Office (OF+MO), has just announced that production has begun on the action-packed film. From the Press Release: Los Angeles, California : Galen Christy’s High Octane Pictures, in association with the Oklahoma Film + Music Office (OF+MO), have kicked off production on Ryan Bellgardt’s The Jurassic Games. Starring Ryan Merriman (Final Destination 3) and Perrey Reeves (Entoutrage), the film imagines a world set in the near future wherein ten Death Row convicts are chosen to compete in The Jurassic Games, the ultimate virtual reality game show that pits its players

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 6, 2017

From the Crypt

Walking Dead Actor Joins The Cast Of Rampage

The film adaption of the 1986 Midway video game Rampage already has an impressive cast that includes Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Naomi Harris, Malin Akerman, Joe Manganiello, Marley Shelton, Jake Lacey, Jack Quaid, Marley Shelton, Matt Gerald, and Breanne Hill. Today, we have news (via Deadline) that the latest addition to the all-star lineup is none other than Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Morgan is set to play the role of Agent Russell, who works for the OGA, a covert government agency. The character is said to have serious swagger and an attitude to match. That sounds a lot like Negan, the sadistic character he currently plays on the mega hit series The Walking Dead. Brad Peyton (Incarnate, San Andreas) is in the director’s chair for the adaptation written by Ryan Engle, Carlton Cuse, and Adam Sztykiel. At the moment the plot is still being kept under wraps, but if the story follows the game’s plot, Revenge will feature monsters who attack

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 5, 2017

From the Crypt

Thomas Jane And Molly Parker Starring In The Adaption Of Stephen King’s 1922

Earlier today, Stephen King tweeted that the film adaption of his short story 1922 looked great, as well the other upcoming adaptations in the works, including IT and The Mist. The tweet implies that all of the projects have wrapped filming. Punisher star Thomas Jane, who appeared in the first film adaption of The Mist, has been cast as Wilfred James, a Nebraska farmer plotting the murder of his wife Arlette, played by Deadwood actress Molly parker. Dylan Schmid (Horns), Kaitlyn Bernard (Haven), Brian D’Arcy James (Spotlight), and Arrow’s Neal McDonough co-star in this haunting film. Wilfred James, a farmer in Hemingford Home, Nebraska, owns eighty acres of farmland that have been in his family for generations. His wife Arlette owns an adjoining one-hundred acres willed to her by her father. Wilfred scorns the thought of living in a city, but Arlette is discontented with farm life and wants to move to Omaha. She seeks to sell her land to

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 5, 2017

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