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Fans are eagerly awaiting the release of the ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ prequel ‘Leatherface‘. Some fans might believe that it was just released on DVD in UK, but it hasn’t. A film has just been released titled ‘Leatherface’, but it is an impostor. The knockoff, directed by Rene Perez, would like for you to believe that it is actually part of the ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’, but in reality it is not. On the poster stands a man with a chainsaw and stitched together mask, the tag line “The Legend Lives On…” written at the bottom. Hmmm, I wonder where they got that idea (sarcasm)? The Synopsis for the movie goes like this: Four wannabe actors take part in a horrifying reality show in which a serial killer stalks them in a remote cabin and their reactions are filmed for TV. The survivor of the week is promised $1 million and the starring role in their very own horror film. The only
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Writer-director Storm Ashwood is ready to take us to ‘The School’ in 2018. While little is known about the film, we do know that it has now entered pre-production. The cast has not been announced at this time. The film, a supernatural thriller, is being produced by Blake Northfield and Timur Innvutt of ‘Out of the Shadows’, Jim Robinson (Narcititis) and Ciaran Jordan (Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead’), Dread Central reports. Synopsis: Amy, an attractive, successful surgeon, struggles to cope with her emergency room duties and those of a young mother looking after her hospitalized son who has fallen into a coma. After being reprimanded by her boss for obsessively believing her son will wake up, Amy becomes trapped in a coma/purgatory of her own – The School, where children from her past emerge to taunt and test her to the core. Can Amy survive the lessons of The School and save those children, her son, and herself? Will she
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Trailers
Let’s be honest, clowns are creepy. When you combine clowns and horror films, they’re even worse. Add a supernatural element and they’re terrifying. The upcoming film ‘Clowntergeist’ does just that. From director Aaron Miles comes this supernatural tale of terror, starring Brittany Bellard (Fear Itself), Monica Baker, Burt Culver, and Tom Seldman. From the Press Release: High Octane Pictures (HOP) cultivates relationships with distributors, talent agencies, and various strategic entertainment partnerships in order to sell a slate of commercially viable motion pictures. Our primary function is bridging the gap between the producer and distributor. As such, High Octane provides full service to our filmmakers, helping them secure distribution for completed films and, in certain cases, financing for projects in development and providing finishing funds. Galen Christy founded High Octane Pictures after working as a Sales Agent and Partner with Empress Road Pictures for six years. Before that he worked at the world’s leading talent agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA) for
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True CrimeTrue Story
Tony E. Valenzuela’s paranormal thriller, ‘The Axe Murders of Villisca’, is now available in select theaters, on VOD, and on Digital HD, as of January 20th. The haunting film was inspired by the true story of the viscous, unsolved murder of an entire family. The Crime Sometime around midnight on Sunday, June 9, 1912, a killer or killers entered a home in Villisca, Iowa, and slaughtered eight people in their sleep. The victims included two adults and six children from the ages of 5 to 12. The night before the murders, the family had spent the evening in church, then walked the 3 blocks to their home. Sometime after midnight one or more killers entered the residence, one armed with the father’s ax and bludgeoned to death each person in the home. By 8:00 am on the 10th, the father’s brother Ross arrived at the house. Upon entering he saw Joe and Sarah Moore’s bodies covered by a bedsheet. Ross
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NetflixTrailers
This is a big year for Netflix original genre films and series. The latest to be announced is ‘The Discovery’, directed by Charlie McDowll (The One I Love) and co-written by Justin Lader. The all-star cast includes Robert Redford, Jason Segal, Rooney Mara, Riley Keough, Jesse Plemons, Ron Canada, and Connor Ratliff. Synopsis: One year after the existence of the afterlife is scientifically verified, millions around the world have ended their own lives in order to “get there”. A man and woman fall in love while coming to terms with their own tragic pasts and the true nature of the afterlife. Make ‘The Discovery’ about the afterlife on Netflix on March 31st.
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Streaming TV
Lucifer has been a naughty boy. Soon, he will have to answer to his dear old dad. That’s right, God is coming to town for a little family reunion. EW is reporting that Fox has cast ‘Supernatural’ alum Timothy Omundson to play the role of “God Johnson”, a patient in a psychiatric hospital who believes that he is the one and only almighty. God is charming and charismatic, like father, like son. When Lucifer tries to prove him as a fake, he discovers that “God Johnson” knows things only a father could. So, is he the real God? We will find out this Spring when he introduced on the series. There are only two episodes left before the hiatus. ‘Lucifer’ will return on Monday, May 1st on Fox. You can catch previous episodes now on Hulu.
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InterviewsStreaming TV
I had the pleasure of talking with actor Ricky Worthy who you may recognize him from one of his many roles including ‘Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’,’Stargate SG-1′, ‘The Magnificent Seven’ (1998 TV series) , ‘The Vampire Diaries’, ‘Heroes’, ‘NCIS’, ‘Fallen’, ‘The Man in the Highcastle ‘, and his role as the “Alpha Vampire”, the first vampire in creation, in ‘Supernatural’. Worthy now stars as Dean Fogg in the hit Syfy series ‘The Magicians’ which follows a group of students recruited to a secretive academy. The students discover that the magic they read about as children is very real and more dangerous than they have ever imagined. Today, we talked about his role as Dean of the Brakebills University, a secret school of magic, where the best of the best hone their skills and learn to be more powerful magicians. As season two prepares to premiere, Worthy gives us insight into his character and the new season. Photo Credit: The
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Shane Black’s ‘The Predator‘ is moving full-speed ahead. We last reported that Keegan-Michael Key had join the cast to hunt the Predator. It has now been announced that Sterling K. Brown has joined the fight. Brown recently co-starred in ‘The People v. O.J. Simpson’. Key and Brown join Olivia Munn, Trevante Rhodes, and rapper-turned-actor 50 Cent in ‘The Predator’, set to open in theaters on February 9, 2018 from 20th Century Fox. Another interesting piece of information has surfaced that ‘The Predator’ will have a suburban setting meaning their is a possibility of the film having a high body count. Black will be directing from the script that he co-wrote with Fred Dekker (Night of the Creeps, The Monster Squad).
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ClipsTrailers
Earlier this month we shared three new clips from ‘Resident Evil: The Final Chapter’. Today, we have another clip and the new IMAX poster (above). ‘The Final Chapter’ picks up “immediately after the events in ‘Resident Evil: Retribution’, Alice is the only survivor of what was meant to be humanity’s final stand against the undead. “Now, she must return to where the nightmare began – The Hive in Raccoon City, where the Umbrella Corporation is gathering its forces for a final strike against the only remaining survivors of the apocalypse.” Milla Jovovich returns as Alice to take on the Umbrella Corporation one last time with help from a few friends. Ali Larter is back as Claire Redfield. Iain Glen will reprise his role as Dr. Isaacs and Shawn Roberts returns as Albert Wesker. Several new characters will also appear in the film, including Ruby rose as Abigail, Eoin Macken as Doc, William Levy as Christian, Fraser James as Michael and
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From the Crypt
James Cameron will regain the rights to his favorite creation, ‘The Terminator’, in 2019, 35 years after the release of the original. He is already planning the next sequel that will hopefully bring a proper close the long-waged battle between Skynet and humans. Cameron is currently in early talks with ‘Deadpool’ director Tim Miller to direct a reboot and conclusion of one of film’s greatest franchises, Deadline reports. Cameron sold the rights to ‘Terminator’ to producer Gale Anne Hurd for a mere $1, with the stipulation that he could not be fired as director. All to make sure his film was made. He went on to write and direct ‘Terminator 2: Judgement Day’, then distanced himself from the franchise. He has since gone on to write and direct a long list of fantastic films, such as ‘Aliens’, ‘The Abyss’, ‘Titanic’, ‘Avatar’, and is attached to direct four more ‘Avatar’ films. We will update you when we know more.
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From the Crypt
Fans are eagerly awaiting the release of the ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ prequel ‘Leatherface‘. Some fans might believe that it was just released on DVD in UK, but it hasn’t. A film has just been released titled ‘Leatherface’, but it is an impostor. The knockoff, directed by Rene Perez, would like for you to believe that it is actually part of the ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’, but in reality it is not. On the poster stands a man with a chainsaw and stitched together mask, the tag line “The Legend Lives On…” written at the bottom. Hmmm, I wonder where they got that idea (sarcasm)? The Synopsis for the movie goes like this: Four wannabe actors take part in a horrifying reality show in which a serial killer stalks them in a remote cabin and their reactions are filmed for TV. The survivor of the week is promised $1 million and the starring role in their very own horror film. The only
Continue reading →
From the Crypt
Writer-director Storm Ashwood is ready to take us to ‘The School’ in 2018. While little is known about the film, we do know that it has now entered pre-production. The cast has not been announced at this time. The film, a supernatural thriller, is being produced by Blake Northfield and Timur Innvutt of ‘Out of the Shadows’, Jim Robinson (Narcititis) and Ciaran Jordan (Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead’), Dread Central reports. Synopsis: Amy, an attractive, successful surgeon, struggles to cope with her emergency room duties and those of a young mother looking after her hospitalized son who has fallen into a coma. After being reprimanded by her boss for obsessively believing her son will wake up, Amy becomes trapped in a coma/purgatory of her own – The School, where children from her past emerge to taunt and test her to the core. Can Amy survive the lessons of The School and save those children, her son, and herself? Will she
Continue reading →
Trailers
Let’s be honest, clowns are creepy. When you combine clowns and horror films, they’re even worse. Add a supernatural element and they’re terrifying. The upcoming film ‘Clowntergeist’ does just that. From director Aaron Miles comes this supernatural tale of terror, starring Brittany Bellard (Fear Itself), Monica Baker, Burt Culver, and Tom Seldman. From the Press Release: High Octane Pictures (HOP) cultivates relationships with distributors, talent agencies, and various strategic entertainment partnerships in order to sell a slate of commercially viable motion pictures. Our primary function is bridging the gap between the producer and distributor. As such, High Octane provides full service to our filmmakers, helping them secure distribution for completed films and, in certain cases, financing for projects in development and providing finishing funds. Galen Christy founded High Octane Pictures after working as a Sales Agent and Partner with Empress Road Pictures for six years. Before that he worked at the world’s leading talent agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA) for
Continue reading →
True CrimeTrue Story
Tony E. Valenzuela’s paranormal thriller, ‘The Axe Murders of Villisca’, is now available in select theaters, on VOD, and on Digital HD, as of January 20th. The haunting film was inspired by the true story of the viscous, unsolved murder of an entire family. The Crime Sometime around midnight on Sunday, June 9, 1912, a killer or killers entered a home in Villisca, Iowa, and slaughtered eight people in their sleep. The victims included two adults and six children from the ages of 5 to 12. The night before the murders, the family had spent the evening in church, then walked the 3 blocks to their home. Sometime after midnight one or more killers entered the residence, one armed with the father’s ax and bludgeoned to death each person in the home. By 8:00 am on the 10th, the father’s brother Ross arrived at the house. Upon entering he saw Joe and Sarah Moore’s bodies covered by a bedsheet. Ross
Continue reading →
NetflixTrailers
This is a big year for Netflix original genre films and series. The latest to be announced is ‘The Discovery’, directed by Charlie McDowll (The One I Love) and co-written by Justin Lader. The all-star cast includes Robert Redford, Jason Segal, Rooney Mara, Riley Keough, Jesse Plemons, Ron Canada, and Connor Ratliff. Synopsis: One year after the existence of the afterlife is scientifically verified, millions around the world have ended their own lives in order to “get there”. A man and woman fall in love while coming to terms with their own tragic pasts and the true nature of the afterlife. Make ‘The Discovery’ about the afterlife on Netflix on March 31st.
Continue reading →
Streaming TV
Lucifer has been a naughty boy. Soon, he will have to answer to his dear old dad. That’s right, God is coming to town for a little family reunion. EW is reporting that Fox has cast ‘Supernatural’ alum Timothy Omundson to play the role of “God Johnson”, a patient in a psychiatric hospital who believes that he is the one and only almighty. God is charming and charismatic, like father, like son. When Lucifer tries to prove him as a fake, he discovers that “God Johnson” knows things only a father could. So, is he the real God? We will find out this Spring when he introduced on the series. There are only two episodes left before the hiatus. ‘Lucifer’ will return on Monday, May 1st on Fox. You can catch previous episodes now on Hulu.
Continue reading →
InterviewsStreaming TV
I had the pleasure of talking with actor Ricky Worthy who you may recognize him from one of his many roles including ‘Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’,’Stargate SG-1′, ‘The Magnificent Seven’ (1998 TV series) , ‘The Vampire Diaries’, ‘Heroes’, ‘NCIS’, ‘Fallen’, ‘The Man in the Highcastle ‘, and his role as the “Alpha Vampire”, the first vampire in creation, in ‘Supernatural’. Worthy now stars as Dean Fogg in the hit Syfy series ‘The Magicians’ which follows a group of students recruited to a secretive academy. The students discover that the magic they read about as children is very real and more dangerous than they have ever imagined. Today, we talked about his role as Dean of the Brakebills University, a secret school of magic, where the best of the best hone their skills and learn to be more powerful magicians. As season two prepares to premiere, Worthy gives us insight into his character and the new season. Photo Credit: The
Continue reading →
From the Crypt
Shane Black’s ‘The Predator‘ is moving full-speed ahead. We last reported that Keegan-Michael Key had join the cast to hunt the Predator. It has now been announced that Sterling K. Brown has joined the fight. Brown recently co-starred in ‘The People v. O.J. Simpson’. Key and Brown join Olivia Munn, Trevante Rhodes, and rapper-turned-actor 50 Cent in ‘The Predator’, set to open in theaters on February 9, 2018 from 20th Century Fox. Another interesting piece of information has surfaced that ‘The Predator’ will have a suburban setting meaning their is a possibility of the film having a high body count. Black will be directing from the script that he co-wrote with Fred Dekker (Night of the Creeps, The Monster Squad).
Continue reading →
ClipsTrailers
Earlier this month we shared three new clips from ‘Resident Evil: The Final Chapter’. Today, we have another clip and the new IMAX poster (above). ‘The Final Chapter’ picks up “immediately after the events in ‘Resident Evil: Retribution’, Alice is the only survivor of what was meant to be humanity’s final stand against the undead. “Now, she must return to where the nightmare began – The Hive in Raccoon City, where the Umbrella Corporation is gathering its forces for a final strike against the only remaining survivors of the apocalypse.” Milla Jovovich returns as Alice to take on the Umbrella Corporation one last time with help from a few friends. Ali Larter is back as Claire Redfield. Iain Glen will reprise his role as Dr. Isaacs and Shawn Roberts returns as Albert Wesker. Several new characters will also appear in the film, including Ruby rose as Abigail, Eoin Macken as Doc, William Levy as Christian, Fraser James as Michael and
Continue reading →
From the Crypt
James Cameron will regain the rights to his favorite creation, ‘The Terminator’, in 2019, 35 years after the release of the original. He is already planning the next sequel that will hopefully bring a proper close the long-waged battle between Skynet and humans. Cameron is currently in early talks with ‘Deadpool’ director Tim Miller to direct a reboot and conclusion of one of film’s greatest franchises, Deadline reports. Cameron sold the rights to ‘Terminator’ to producer Gale Anne Hurd for a mere $1, with the stipulation that he could not be fired as director. All to make sure his film was made. He went on to write and direct ‘Terminator 2: Judgement Day’, then distanced himself from the franchise. He has since gone on to write and direct a long list of fantastic films, such as ‘Aliens’, ‘The Abyss’, ‘Titanic’, ‘Avatar’, and is attached to direct four more ‘Avatar’ films. We will update you when we know more.
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