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Adam Wingard who headed V/H/S and V/H/S 2 as well as directing the home invasion thriller You’re Next, is back with a new film, The Woods, that is being referred to as the next great horror film. The film was penned by Wingard’s long time collaborator Simon Barrett. The details are being kept hush-hush, but we do know that it does “involve a group of collage student on a camping trip who discover they are not alone.” The Woods stars James Allen McCune, Callie Hernandez, Brandon Scott, Corbin Reid, Valorie Curry, and Wes Robinson. Several horror heavy hitters are producing, including Roy Lee (The Ring, The Strangers), Jessica Wu (You’re Next, The Guest), Steven Schneider (Paranormal Activity, Insidious) and Keith Calder (You’re Next, The Guest). Genre fans will be able to witness the horror of The Woods this September the 16th in theaters. The first stills and first trailer has just arrived from Lionsgate and they look amazing.
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Robert Kirkman’s upcoming series, Outcast, directed by Adam Wingard (You’re Next), is set to debut on Cinemax on June 3rd and has already been renewed for season 2. Kirkman is mos well known as the man behind AMC’s hit series The Walking Dead, inspired by his comics of the same name. He will be serving as a writer for the 10 episode series, as well as an executive producer along with Chris Black and David Alpert. Today a new trailer and key art for the supernatural series has been revealed. The series follows Kyle Barnes, played by Patrick Fugit, a young man who has been plagued by possession all his life. Kyle, with the help of Reverand Anderson (Philip Glenister), a priest with demons of his own, sets out to find answers. Along the way he encounters people who share the same affliction. He uncovers a strange connection with a possessed 8-year-old boy. While on his quest he discovers something
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Production is underway in London on Universal Pictures’ reboot of The Mummy, part of their new shared universe. The official synopsis has just been released. Though safely entombed in a crypt deep beneath the unforgiving desert, an ancient queen (Sofia Boutella) whose destiny was unjustly taken from her, is awakened in our current day, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennium and terrors that defy human comprehension. From the sweeping sands of the Middle East through hidden labyrinth under modern-day London, The Mummy brings a surprising intensity and balance of wonder and thrills in an imaginative new take that ushers in a new world of gods and monsters. Tom Cruise stars alongside Annabelle Wallis (Annabelle), Sofia Boutella (Kingsman: The Secret Service), Jake Johnson (Jurassic World), Courtney B. Vance (American Crime Story), and Russell Crowe (Gladiator) as Dr. Jekyll. Alex Kurtzman is directing The Mummy, penned by Jon Spaihts. Kurtzman and Chris Morgan. Sean Daniel will produce with Bobby Cohen serving
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Director Roxy Shih’s post-apocalyptic thriller The Tribe will make its debut at the Cannes Market. Written by Ian Paxton and Chris Manask, the film stars Jessica Rothe, Michael Nardelli, Anne Winters, and Penny Dreadful’s Cokey Falkow. The first trailer has now arrived. After a global pandemic few survivors remain. On a remote ranch three sisters are surviving the waistland, thanks to the lessons their father taught them. When a group of strangers stumble upon their ranch the sisters must fight to survive. In a world where the lines between friend and foe are blurred the women must find a way to figure out who they can trust, even inside their own family. The Tribe will soon begin showing at film festivals, including Cannes. It will debut at the Nice International Film Festival in France where it is already up for seven awards.
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We’ve been talking about the German zombie flick Sky Sharks for a while now. Today the film’s first official trailer is here and we couldn’t be more excited. With great effects and a fantastic cast there’s no doubt this is going to be one movie you don’t want to miss. The cast of Sky Sharks, directed by Marc Fehse and co-written by A.D. Morel, includes Tony Todd (Candyman), Naomi Grossman (American Horror Story), Robert LaSardo (Death Race), Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (The Man with the Iron Fists 2), Amanda Bearse (Fright Night), Lar Park-Lincoln (Friday the 13th VII), Lynn Lowry (The Crazies),Travis Love (The Walking Dead), Dave Sheridan (Scary Movie) and Nick Principe (Laid to Rest). Deep under the ice of the Antarctic, a team of geologists uncover an old Nazi laboratory where dark experiments were secretly conducted. The geologists unwittingly unleash a top-secret experiment into the world, modified flying sharks whose riders are genetically mutated, undead super-humans. The only thing that
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Today we got a vague and strange email posing a question, “What is The Tension Experience?” So, I decided to look further by visiting the website. According to the message it is a completely personal experience. Participants sign up for an “engaging, multifaceted and completely unpredictable journey…” one that has them “plunging into the deepest depths of their own human psyches, all while piecing together pieces of the Tension puzzle.” Indoctrination begins this Fall, 2016 in Los Angeles, California and the OOA Institute would encourage those interested in taking the path to enlightenment to visit the Tension Experience website to begin your journey today. I did a little snooping around the OOA website, which is filled with quotes, and puzzles. I found a message board where those who have already began their “journey to enlightenment”discussed their experiences and compared notes. They spoke of hoods, secret locations, cryptic messages and puzzles. I realized then that The Tension Experiment is an actual,
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BBC’s series Jekyll is getting a feature film adaption by Lionsgate. Variety reports that Ellen DeGeneres along with Jeff Kleeman will produce the new feature under the banner of their A Very Good Production company. Charles Mondry and Anthony Bagarozzi penned the script for the film. The search is now on for both a director and cast. The UK series was created by Steven Moffet who has stated that Jekyll is a sequel to Robert Louis Stevenson’s novella Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. James Nesbitt starred as Dr. Jekyll’s modern day descendant who has begun to transform into his own version of Mr. Hyde. We will give an update when more details are available.
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Interviews
Tonight I spoke with an up-and-coming writer and director Jonathan Patrick Hughes about his latest project, the 20 minute short horror film (S)aint Nick, which is being eyed for a Horror Christmas anthology titled The 12 Slays of Christmas by Body Bag Films . Hughes was kind enough to share never-before-seen behind the scenes photos from the set of (S)aint Nick, which is his first film out of Film school. Hughes graduated from “The Factory”, a program at The Douglas Education Center, the same school where Tom Savini’s School of Make Up Effects is located. (S)aint Nick , filmed in Canonsburg, Pittsburgh, stars Leeana Hergenreder, John Seese and Chaise Thompkins and follows a kid named Billy who asks Santa to kill his abusive stepfather. KM “How old were you when you realized you wanted to be a director?” JH “When I was four my mom bought me The Making Of Michael Jackson’s Thriller. By the age of 5, I was
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True Story
For those of you (we assume it’s all of you) who have seen the iconic 1975 film Jaws, know that one of the more important scenes feature Brody (Roy Scheider), Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss) and Quint (Robert Shaw) having a drink in the boat’s galley and comparing scars. Quint has a scar where a tattoo once was. When Hooper asks him about it, Quint explains it was a tattoo from when he was stationed aboard the U.S.S. Indianapolis and Hooper falls back in seat in shock. Quint explains to Brody that “Eleven-hundred men went into the water. Three-hundred and sixteen men came out – sharks took the rest.” Quints tale was based on a true story. Soon we will be getting a film that reveals more of Quint’s back story. It follows the story of the U.S.S. Indianapolis and the men who both lived and died when the ship was hit and sank while on a secret mission in the Philippine
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R. Paul Wilson, who you may know from the long-running series Real Hustle on BBC, is now running a Kickstarter campaign for his film Darkfall, which he both wrote and will be directing. What makes Darkfall unique ? Wilson will be combining magic and practical effects to create a film like we have never seen before. From the Press Release: “Darkfall: Death Goes Live will use absolutely no CGI,” Wilson states in his Kickstarter campaign. “Everything seen on the screen will be the result of practical effects, actual magic and the art of illusion. This is a contemporary film that pays homage to fine classic techniques.” “Darkfall will have plenty of violence and bloodshed, but it won’t be gratuitous,” Wilson continues. “We will combine an excellent story line, believable characters, talented cast, and then add amazing effects, all shot on film. When our characters find themselves in a predicament which worsens, concern turns to panic, and terror. For me, the
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Adam Wingard who headed V/H/S and V/H/S 2 as well as directing the home invasion thriller You’re Next, is back with a new film, The Woods, that is being referred to as the next great horror film. The film was penned by Wingard’s long time collaborator Simon Barrett. The details are being kept hush-hush, but we do know that it does “involve a group of collage student on a camping trip who discover they are not alone.” The Woods stars James Allen McCune, Callie Hernandez, Brandon Scott, Corbin Reid, Valorie Curry, and Wes Robinson. Several horror heavy hitters are producing, including Roy Lee (The Ring, The Strangers), Jessica Wu (You’re Next, The Guest), Steven Schneider (Paranormal Activity, Insidious) and Keith Calder (You’re Next, The Guest). Genre fans will be able to witness the horror of The Woods this September the 16th in theaters. The first stills and first trailer has just arrived from Lionsgate and they look amazing.
Continue reading →
Streaming TV
Robert Kirkman’s upcoming series, Outcast, directed by Adam Wingard (You’re Next), is set to debut on Cinemax on June 3rd and has already been renewed for season 2. Kirkman is mos well known as the man behind AMC’s hit series The Walking Dead, inspired by his comics of the same name. He will be serving as a writer for the 10 episode series, as well as an executive producer along with Chris Black and David Alpert. Today a new trailer and key art for the supernatural series has been revealed. The series follows Kyle Barnes, played by Patrick Fugit, a young man who has been plagued by possession all his life. Kyle, with the help of Reverand Anderson (Philip Glenister), a priest with demons of his own, sets out to find answers. Along the way he encounters people who share the same affliction. He uncovers a strange connection with a possessed 8-year-old boy. While on his quest he discovers something
Continue reading →
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Production is underway in London on Universal Pictures’ reboot of The Mummy, part of their new shared universe. The official synopsis has just been released. Though safely entombed in a crypt deep beneath the unforgiving desert, an ancient queen (Sofia Boutella) whose destiny was unjustly taken from her, is awakened in our current day, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennium and terrors that defy human comprehension. From the sweeping sands of the Middle East through hidden labyrinth under modern-day London, The Mummy brings a surprising intensity and balance of wonder and thrills in an imaginative new take that ushers in a new world of gods and monsters. Tom Cruise stars alongside Annabelle Wallis (Annabelle), Sofia Boutella (Kingsman: The Secret Service), Jake Johnson (Jurassic World), Courtney B. Vance (American Crime Story), and Russell Crowe (Gladiator) as Dr. Jekyll. Alex Kurtzman is directing The Mummy, penned by Jon Spaihts. Kurtzman and Chris Morgan. Sean Daniel will produce with Bobby Cohen serving
Continue reading →
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Director Roxy Shih’s post-apocalyptic thriller The Tribe will make its debut at the Cannes Market. Written by Ian Paxton and Chris Manask, the film stars Jessica Rothe, Michael Nardelli, Anne Winters, and Penny Dreadful’s Cokey Falkow. The first trailer has now arrived. After a global pandemic few survivors remain. On a remote ranch three sisters are surviving the waistland, thanks to the lessons their father taught them. When a group of strangers stumble upon their ranch the sisters must fight to survive. In a world where the lines between friend and foe are blurred the women must find a way to figure out who they can trust, even inside their own family. The Tribe will soon begin showing at film festivals, including Cannes. It will debut at the Nice International Film Festival in France where it is already up for seven awards.
Continue reading →
News
We’ve been talking about the German zombie flick Sky Sharks for a while now. Today the film’s first official trailer is here and we couldn’t be more excited. With great effects and a fantastic cast there’s no doubt this is going to be one movie you don’t want to miss. The cast of Sky Sharks, directed by Marc Fehse and co-written by A.D. Morel, includes Tony Todd (Candyman), Naomi Grossman (American Horror Story), Robert LaSardo (Death Race), Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (The Man with the Iron Fists 2), Amanda Bearse (Fright Night), Lar Park-Lincoln (Friday the 13th VII), Lynn Lowry (The Crazies),Travis Love (The Walking Dead), Dave Sheridan (Scary Movie) and Nick Principe (Laid to Rest). Deep under the ice of the Antarctic, a team of geologists uncover an old Nazi laboratory where dark experiments were secretly conducted. The geologists unwittingly unleash a top-secret experiment into the world, modified flying sharks whose riders are genetically mutated, undead super-humans. The only thing that
Continue reading →
Events
Today we got a vague and strange email posing a question, “What is The Tension Experience?” So, I decided to look further by visiting the website. According to the message it is a completely personal experience. Participants sign up for an “engaging, multifaceted and completely unpredictable journey…” one that has them “plunging into the deepest depths of their own human psyches, all while piecing together pieces of the Tension puzzle.” Indoctrination begins this Fall, 2016 in Los Angeles, California and the OOA Institute would encourage those interested in taking the path to enlightenment to visit the Tension Experience website to begin your journey today. I did a little snooping around the OOA website, which is filled with quotes, and puzzles. I found a message board where those who have already began their “journey to enlightenment”discussed their experiences and compared notes. They spoke of hoods, secret locations, cryptic messages and puzzles. I realized then that The Tension Experiment is an actual,
Continue reading →
News
BBC’s series Jekyll is getting a feature film adaption by Lionsgate. Variety reports that Ellen DeGeneres along with Jeff Kleeman will produce the new feature under the banner of their A Very Good Production company. Charles Mondry and Anthony Bagarozzi penned the script for the film. The search is now on for both a director and cast. The UK series was created by Steven Moffet who has stated that Jekyll is a sequel to Robert Louis Stevenson’s novella Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. James Nesbitt starred as Dr. Jekyll’s modern day descendant who has begun to transform into his own version of Mr. Hyde. We will give an update when more details are available.
Continue reading →
Interviews
Tonight I spoke with an up-and-coming writer and director Jonathan Patrick Hughes about his latest project, the 20 minute short horror film (S)aint Nick, which is being eyed for a Horror Christmas anthology titled The 12 Slays of Christmas by Body Bag Films . Hughes was kind enough to share never-before-seen behind the scenes photos from the set of (S)aint Nick, which is his first film out of Film school. Hughes graduated from “The Factory”, a program at The Douglas Education Center, the same school where Tom Savini’s School of Make Up Effects is located. (S)aint Nick , filmed in Canonsburg, Pittsburgh, stars Leeana Hergenreder, John Seese and Chaise Thompkins and follows a kid named Billy who asks Santa to kill his abusive stepfather. KM “How old were you when you realized you wanted to be a director?” JH “When I was four my mom bought me The Making Of Michael Jackson’s Thriller. By the age of 5, I was
Continue reading →
True Story
For those of you (we assume it’s all of you) who have seen the iconic 1975 film Jaws, know that one of the more important scenes feature Brody (Roy Scheider), Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss) and Quint (Robert Shaw) having a drink in the boat’s galley and comparing scars. Quint has a scar where a tattoo once was. When Hooper asks him about it, Quint explains it was a tattoo from when he was stationed aboard the U.S.S. Indianapolis and Hooper falls back in seat in shock. Quint explains to Brody that “Eleven-hundred men went into the water. Three-hundred and sixteen men came out – sharks took the rest.” Quints tale was based on a true story. Soon we will be getting a film that reveals more of Quint’s back story. It follows the story of the U.S.S. Indianapolis and the men who both lived and died when the ship was hit and sank while on a secret mission in the Philippine
Continue reading →
News
R. Paul Wilson, who you may know from the long-running series Real Hustle on BBC, is now running a Kickstarter campaign for his film Darkfall, which he both wrote and will be directing. What makes Darkfall unique ? Wilson will be combining magic and practical effects to create a film like we have never seen before. From the Press Release: “Darkfall: Death Goes Live will use absolutely no CGI,” Wilson states in his Kickstarter campaign. “Everything seen on the screen will be the result of practical effects, actual magic and the art of illusion. This is a contemporary film that pays homage to fine classic techniques.” “Darkfall will have plenty of violence and bloodshed, but it won’t be gratuitous,” Wilson continues. “We will combine an excellent story line, believable characters, talented cast, and then add amazing effects, all shot on film. When our characters find themselves in a predicament which worsens, concern turns to panic, and terror. For me, the
Continue reading →
