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The Television series adaption of Neil Gaiman’s American Gods has added actors Jonathan Tucker and Crispin Glover to their cast, TV Line reports. American Gods” follows the mysterious Shadow Moon (Ricky Whittle), a man who is released from prison a few days early after serving a three-year sentence for bank robbery when his beloved wife Laura (Emily Browning) is killed in a car accident. Flying home for he funeral, Shadow is seated next to a man who introduces himself only as Mr. Wednesday (Ian McShane), and this man knows more about Shadow’s life, both past and present, than is possible. Shadow comes to learn that Wednesday is, in fact, the Norse god Odin. Tucker (Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2013) will play the role of Low-Key Lyesmith, Shadow Moon’s cellmate, who has been described as “wiry and fast-talking, with an offbeat sense of humor.” Glover (Back to the Future) will bring Mr. World, the leader of the New Gods, to life. Nigerian
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New horror series are showing up on every network right now. And we’re thankful for that. Hulu is adding the new horror series Freakish to their exclusive library. Hulu acquired the rights for Freakish from AwesomenessTV. The 10-episode first season has already entered production. Freakish centers on a group of high school students fighting to survive against mutants who take over the town after a the local chemical plant has a meltdown. From the Press Release: Hulu will be the exclusive streaming home to Freakish, a new 10-episode horror series created under the AwesomenessTV banner. The series is currently in production and will premiere on Hulu later this year. Freakish centers on a group of student at a small-town high school, who must fight for survival when predatory mutant freaks take over after a meltdown at the local chemical plant. The new series stars Leo Howard, Liza Koshy, Adam Hicks, Aislinn Paul, Tyler Chase, Meghan Rienks, Melvin Gregg, and Hayes
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The Children’s Museum of Houston Texas’ publicist, Henry Yau, is getting a taste of internet fame. It has nothing to do with the Children’s Museum, but stems from a photo he recently took inside the Stanley Hotel. In the photo a ghostly figure is captured standing at the top of the hotel’s grand staircase. Yau posted the photo on instagram (ares415) and it quickly went viral. In an interview with Click2Houston.com Yau stated that he did not take the photo in the dark and that he did not realize what was in the photo until the next day. The Stanley Hotel, made famous by Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 film adaption of Stephen King’s The Shining, is located in Estes Park, Colorado. It not only embraces its title as one of the most haunted locations in the U.S., it celebrates it and even holds ghost tours. The Stanley’s official website includes a history section that mentions two particular ghosts that haunt its
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In Jason Zada’s supernatural film The Forest, Sara, played by Natalie Dormer, travels to Japan to search for her sister, who has disappeared into the legendary “Suicide Forest”. With Aiden (Taylor Kinney) as her guide, they enter the forest with a man searching for those who have or are considering suicide. Sara is fueled by the connection between herself and her identical twin sister. She can sense that Jess is still alive, but finding her in the vast haunted forest below Mt. Fuji is easier said than done. Something is causing hallucinations that send her screaming into the forest and making her doubt her own sanity. From the start, Dormer’s performance was drab. If I got a call that my sister was in the suicide forest I would be freaking out, not walking around void of any emotion. In fact I saw no emotional response until half way through the movie when things start happening to Sara herself. I found
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Blumhouse, the prolific horror distributor behind hits such as Paranormal Activity, Sinster, Insidious and The Purge, has snagged the rights to Devil’s Night. The film explores the night before Halloween, when young people get into mischief, pull pranks and throw parties. But there have been many times when more destructive practices come into play like murder, arson and other serious crimes. For some strange reason, Devil’s Night is rarely featured in horror films. The film that most capitalized on the holiday was 1994’s The Crow. Devil’s Night Detroit 2015 Blumhouse head Jason Blum will be producing along side Bobbi Sue Luther. Ryan Turek, Blumhouse’s director of development, will be overseeing the film. Sean Trett, known for writing SyFy’s series adaption of 12 Monkeys, will pen the script for Devil’s Night. Jason Blum At the moment little else is known about the project, but we will keep you posted as the film continues to develop.
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Shane West has signed on to co-star along side Leslie Bibb in Sony’s upcoming thriller Z. Writer-director Jonathan Wright’s thriller centers on a couple who gets in over their heads with a serial Killer. In the film a down-on-their-luck couple risks everything for a chance at a $100,000 reward for the capture of a serial killer. West plays Mick Branson, a blue-collar man, who can’t seem to get ahead in life. West also stars in WGN’s series Salem, whose third season premieres the week of Halloween. The series follows a coven of witches living in Salem. West will go straight into production on Z as filming wraps on Salem. Production starts in Ottawa this May.
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The first trailers for Toho’s Godzilla Resurgence has arrived. Do you miss the monster movies of days-gone-by? Then this movie is perfect you. It is a true throwback to the Godzilla of the old days. Resurgence takes place in modern-day Japan. The United States comes to Japan’s aid, hoping to help save them from more destruction from the giant beast. Godzilla Resurgence is set to make land fall in Japan on July 29, 2016.
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Action star Jason Statham has joined the cast of the giant shark film Meg. The film, based on Steve Alten’s New York Times best-selling novel, will be directed by Jon Turteltaub and written by James Vanderbilt (Independence Day: Resurgence). Which role Statham will play has not been announced, but it is probable that he will play the lead, Jonas Taylor. In the novel, Taylor finds himself “face-to-face with the largest, most ferocious predator in the history of the animal kingdom while diving during a mission. The sole survivor of the mission, Taylor is haunted by what he’s sure he saw but can’t prove exist -Carcharodon Megalodin.” Written off as a crackpot, suffering from P.T.S.D.,Taylor refuses to give up and sets out to prove that he isn’t crazy and that the shark, big enough to swallow a truck, is very real. Statham, known for his skills as a fighter, has starred in many films including the Crank franchise, The Expendibles films,
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By now, I’m sure you have heard the AMC Theaters has been considering allowing texting during certain showings in their theaters. Because they were concerned about those of us who couldn’t stand to be away from our electronic devices for an hour and a half? When AMC Theaters announced their plan people took to social to voice their hatred of the idea. Do you really want a theater full of people typing away on lit screens that bing constantly? Clearly, after paying the high price for tickets and refreshments people don’t want their theater experiences ruined. AMC Theaters listened and let people know that the idea has officially been scrapped. See, if movie fans speak up loud enough, companies will hear us. Great choice AMC.
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TNT has given the go-ahead for the new revamped Tales From the Crypt from M. Night Shyamalan. The new 10-episode series will have a reinvented Crypt Keeper host, based on the EC Comics, Deadline reports. Tales From the Crypt will be the center of a new horror block that includes an anthology series, titled Time of Death. The block will be rounded out with another new series, Creatures. “I’m really thrilled about the way this horror block is coming together with the additions of “Time of Death” and “Creatures”, Shyamalan stated. That such a beloved property like “Tales From the Crypt” is launching our evening makes it an even more unique and exciting opportunity. Across the board the level of talent has been inspiring.” Time of Death is an anthology of season long horror tales that unfold in real time – each one taking viewers hour-by-hour through a single “long night of hell.” The first season will follow a murderous
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The Television series adaption of Neil Gaiman’s American Gods has added actors Jonathan Tucker and Crispin Glover to their cast, TV Line reports. American Gods” follows the mysterious Shadow Moon (Ricky Whittle), a man who is released from prison a few days early after serving a three-year sentence for bank robbery when his beloved wife Laura (Emily Browning) is killed in a car accident. Flying home for he funeral, Shadow is seated next to a man who introduces himself only as Mr. Wednesday (Ian McShane), and this man knows more about Shadow’s life, both past and present, than is possible. Shadow comes to learn that Wednesday is, in fact, the Norse god Odin. Tucker (Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2013) will play the role of Low-Key Lyesmith, Shadow Moon’s cellmate, who has been described as “wiry and fast-talking, with an offbeat sense of humor.” Glover (Back to the Future) will bring Mr. World, the leader of the New Gods, to life. Nigerian
Continue reading →
Streaming TV
New horror series are showing up on every network right now. And we’re thankful for that. Hulu is adding the new horror series Freakish to their exclusive library. Hulu acquired the rights for Freakish from AwesomenessTV. The 10-episode first season has already entered production. Freakish centers on a group of high school students fighting to survive against mutants who take over the town after a the local chemical plant has a meltdown. From the Press Release: Hulu will be the exclusive streaming home to Freakish, a new 10-episode horror series created under the AwesomenessTV banner. The series is currently in production and will premiere on Hulu later this year. Freakish centers on a group of student at a small-town high school, who must fight for survival when predatory mutant freaks take over after a meltdown at the local chemical plant. The new series stars Leo Howard, Liza Koshy, Adam Hicks, Aislinn Paul, Tyler Chase, Meghan Rienks, Melvin Gregg, and Hayes
Continue reading →
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The Children’s Museum of Houston Texas’ publicist, Henry Yau, is getting a taste of internet fame. It has nothing to do with the Children’s Museum, but stems from a photo he recently took inside the Stanley Hotel. In the photo a ghostly figure is captured standing at the top of the hotel’s grand staircase. Yau posted the photo on instagram (ares415) and it quickly went viral. In an interview with Click2Houston.com Yau stated that he did not take the photo in the dark and that he did not realize what was in the photo until the next day. The Stanley Hotel, made famous by Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 film adaption of Stephen King’s The Shining, is located in Estes Park, Colorado. It not only embraces its title as one of the most haunted locations in the U.S., it celebrates it and even holds ghost tours. The Stanley’s official website includes a history section that mentions two particular ghosts that haunt its
Continue reading →
Reviews
In Jason Zada’s supernatural film The Forest, Sara, played by Natalie Dormer, travels to Japan to search for her sister, who has disappeared into the legendary “Suicide Forest”. With Aiden (Taylor Kinney) as her guide, they enter the forest with a man searching for those who have or are considering suicide. Sara is fueled by the connection between herself and her identical twin sister. She can sense that Jess is still alive, but finding her in the vast haunted forest below Mt. Fuji is easier said than done. Something is causing hallucinations that send her screaming into the forest and making her doubt her own sanity. From the start, Dormer’s performance was drab. If I got a call that my sister was in the suicide forest I would be freaking out, not walking around void of any emotion. In fact I saw no emotional response until half way through the movie when things start happening to Sara herself. I found
Continue reading →
News
Blumhouse, the prolific horror distributor behind hits such as Paranormal Activity, Sinster, Insidious and The Purge, has snagged the rights to Devil’s Night. The film explores the night before Halloween, when young people get into mischief, pull pranks and throw parties. But there have been many times when more destructive practices come into play like murder, arson and other serious crimes. For some strange reason, Devil’s Night is rarely featured in horror films. The film that most capitalized on the holiday was 1994’s The Crow. Devil’s Night Detroit 2015 Blumhouse head Jason Blum will be producing along side Bobbi Sue Luther. Ryan Turek, Blumhouse’s director of development, will be overseeing the film. Sean Trett, known for writing SyFy’s series adaption of 12 Monkeys, will pen the script for Devil’s Night. Jason Blum At the moment little else is known about the project, but we will keep you posted as the film continues to develop.
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Shane West has signed on to co-star along side Leslie Bibb in Sony’s upcoming thriller Z. Writer-director Jonathan Wright’s thriller centers on a couple who gets in over their heads with a serial Killer. In the film a down-on-their-luck couple risks everything for a chance at a $100,000 reward for the capture of a serial killer. West plays Mick Branson, a blue-collar man, who can’t seem to get ahead in life. West also stars in WGN’s series Salem, whose third season premieres the week of Halloween. The series follows a coven of witches living in Salem. West will go straight into production on Z as filming wraps on Salem. Production starts in Ottawa this May.
Continue reading →
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The first trailers for Toho’s Godzilla Resurgence has arrived. Do you miss the monster movies of days-gone-by? Then this movie is perfect you. It is a true throwback to the Godzilla of the old days. Resurgence takes place in modern-day Japan. The United States comes to Japan’s aid, hoping to help save them from more destruction from the giant beast. Godzilla Resurgence is set to make land fall in Japan on July 29, 2016.
Continue reading →
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Action star Jason Statham has joined the cast of the giant shark film Meg. The film, based on Steve Alten’s New York Times best-selling novel, will be directed by Jon Turteltaub and written by James Vanderbilt (Independence Day: Resurgence). Which role Statham will play has not been announced, but it is probable that he will play the lead, Jonas Taylor. In the novel, Taylor finds himself “face-to-face with the largest, most ferocious predator in the history of the animal kingdom while diving during a mission. The sole survivor of the mission, Taylor is haunted by what he’s sure he saw but can’t prove exist -Carcharodon Megalodin.” Written off as a crackpot, suffering from P.T.S.D.,Taylor refuses to give up and sets out to prove that he isn’t crazy and that the shark, big enough to swallow a truck, is very real. Statham, known for his skills as a fighter, has starred in many films including the Crank franchise, The Expendibles films,
Continue reading →
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By now, I’m sure you have heard the AMC Theaters has been considering allowing texting during certain showings in their theaters. Because they were concerned about those of us who couldn’t stand to be away from our electronic devices for an hour and a half? When AMC Theaters announced their plan people took to social to voice their hatred of the idea. Do you really want a theater full of people typing away on lit screens that bing constantly? Clearly, after paying the high price for tickets and refreshments people don’t want their theater experiences ruined. AMC Theaters listened and let people know that the idea has officially been scrapped. See, if movie fans speak up loud enough, companies will hear us. Great choice AMC.
Continue reading →
News
TNT has given the go-ahead for the new revamped Tales From the Crypt from M. Night Shyamalan. The new 10-episode series will have a reinvented Crypt Keeper host, based on the EC Comics, Deadline reports. Tales From the Crypt will be the center of a new horror block that includes an anthology series, titled Time of Death. The block will be rounded out with another new series, Creatures. “I’m really thrilled about the way this horror block is coming together with the additions of “Time of Death” and “Creatures”, Shyamalan stated. That such a beloved property like “Tales From the Crypt” is launching our evening makes it an even more unique and exciting opportunity. Across the board the level of talent has been inspiring.” Time of Death is an anthology of season long horror tales that unfold in real time – each one taking viewers hour-by-hour through a single “long night of hell.” The first season will follow a murderous
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