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Reports have been shared by multiple news sources about a series of strange attacks that have taken place in the sea-side town of Napier, New Zealand. According to reports (News.com, Metro, Yahoo News and others) several attacks have taken place on locals by strange visitors from out of town. What makes these events so strange? The victims have been brutally bitten around the neck and face. Oh, and all of the attacks have all taken place at night. Can you say “vampires”? According to Stuff.com a woman was arrested for attacking and biting a woman in a supermarket parking lot. The victim suffered severe injury to ear after the stranger pierced the ear with her teeth. The same night an altercation took place at Napier’s Thirsty Whale Bar. During a bar fight a crazed woman jumped in the brawl and sunk her teeth in a man’s neck. Her fangs tore open the man’s artery, causing him to have major blood
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AMC has released a new featurette, A Look at the Final Episodes of Season 6: The Walking Dead, in which the cast of the hit series tell fans what they can expect from the second half of the season. The first cast member to speak is Norman Reedus, who plays Daryl Dixon. As he speaks you can tell that something is weighing heavily on his mind about the upcoming episodes. “There’s some large things that happen to us in the back half. We don’t all survive and we don’t all take it very well,” Reedus stated. Andrew Lincoln who stars as Rick, the leader of the group, commented on the arrival of Negan, the major villain from the comic. Negan will played by Jeffrey Dean Morgan, who you may recognize for his role as John Winchester, Sam and Dean’s father, in the series Supernatural. “The Governor was magnificent and David did a beautiful job playing him. But Negan is horrific.
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Spotlight Pictures has acquired the rights to writer/director Mitchell Lichenstein’s upcoming gothic thriller Angelica. The film stars The Hunger Game‘s Jena Malone, two-time Academy Award nominee Janet McTeer (Tumbleweeds) and Ed Stoppard (The Pianist). The dark film follows a newly married couple living in Victorian England. The couple endures a series of increasingly worsening physiological and supernatural events after the birth of their child. Joyce Pierpoline (Teeth) serves as producer for Angelica, which is based on the novel by the same name, written by Arthur Philips. Angelica premiered at last year’s Berlin Film Festival and will show this month at the European Film Market on Valentine’s Day. The theatrical release date has yet to be announced.
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The Stage play Ghosts Stories is getting a big screen adaption. The well-known cast of the play will also star in the film, including Fargo‘s Martin Freeman. Both the play and the film follow Professor Goodman, a psychological specialist. The professor is also a firm non-believer in the paranormal, but when he is sent a letter from his former dead mentor he begins to question his stance on ghosts. The letter urges the professor to put his skill to good use and solve three unsolved mysteries. According to Screen Daily, Andy Nyman (ABCs of Death 2) will reprise his role as the professor as well as co-direct along side Jeremy Dyson (Funland). Freeman (Fargo,The Hobbit) and George MacKay (Defiance) will also reprise their roles in the film version. Filming is set to begin in September.
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Brilliant writer/director/composer John Carpenter will soon release his follow-up to his acclaimed album Lost Themes. Entertainment Weekly reported that Carpenter, through his label Sacred Bones, has booked his first US concert date. The first show will take place at the Playstation Theater in New York on July 8th. Carpenter will be performing both his classic themes and new tracks. Lost Themes II will be released on April 15th.
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The one year anniversary of the tragic deaths of Albert and Rose Poe’s two young daughters is approaching and Rose continues to struggle to cope with the loss. Albert, on the other hand, is trying to put it all behind him. As the anniversary draws closer things begin to grower darker in the house. Rose can hear her daughters calling. When she discovers a manuscript in the attic that belonged to the previous owners things take a quick turn for the worst. From writer/director Billy Lewis comes The Terrible Two, a supernatural film about loss. The indie film stars Cari Moskow and David Reid as Rose and Albert Poe and Ariana Baron and Arielle Breslerman as their daughters. Devil McGee, Maureen Mountcastle. Tracy McMullan and Martyn Woleben also appear in Orange St Films’ The Terrible Two.
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The so called “Demon House” of Gary, Indiana became infamous after a family experienced severe paranormal events. The alleged hauntings, and rumored possessions that occurred during the time that the Ammons’ family resided in the home made papers and news shows nationwide and drew the attention of paranormal investigator and host of the series Ghost Adventures, Zak Bagans. Bagans purchased the home in 2014. Last year it became the focus of his documentary, which has just wrapped production. The small house on Carolina Street, in Gary looked normal from the outside, but there have been over 800 pages of reports of intense paranormal activity and even possession. Even the Captain of the Gary Police Department swears the house is haunted. Various Mediums and Psychics have stated that the house is infested with hundreds of demons and ghosts. Ammons’ children were reportedly possessed while living in the house. The paranormal events include her and her three children being attacked repeatedly by
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Back last year we reported that The CW had begun development of a new supernatural series titled Transylvania. The pilot for Transylvania has now been ordered. Hugh Sterbakov (Hell and Back) will both write the series and served as executive producer. The CW is no stranger to horror based shows, they are already they already air several horror based series, including Supernatural, iZombie, The Vampire Diaries, The Originals and the upcoming Friday the 13th series. In Transylvania, set in 1880, a young woman searching for her missing father travels from New York to Transylvania, where she teams up with disgraced Scotland Yard detective. During their search they come in contact with many of the most famous classic monsters and villains in history.
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Mary Harron and Guinevere Turner, the duo behind the horror classic American Psycho, are once again teaming up for The Family, a unique approach to the Charles Manson story. The tale of the Manson family has fascinated people for years. Countless books and films have focused on Charles Manson, whose name is synonymous with evil, and his cult followers referred to as “The Family”. Harron and Turner’s film will be told from the point of view of Karlene Faith, a writer who interviewed several members of the Manson family. Faith’s real life book, The Long Prison Journey of Leslie von Houten: Life Beyond the Cult, served as source material for the film, along with Ed Sanders’ 1971 novel The Family. The Manson Family sprang up in the 1960s. Manson led the cult and preached lessons on the Armageddon, conspiracy and Scientology. The cult’s members, who lived in a commune on the Spahn ranch, are believed to have carried out as
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Last month when we reported that William Peter Blatty’s The Exorcist was being adapted for TV, and horror fans responded with a mix of anger, disappointment, and disbelief. The Exorcist was thought to be the one movie that no one would dare add to the reboot/remake list taking has claimed so many in the genre, but we were wrong. Fox has put the script for their adaption in the hands of Fantastic Four scribe Jeremy Slayer. Today we have learned that Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) has signed on to direct the series’ pilot. The hour long pilot has been described as a modern reinvention inspired by Blatty’s novel, which the film was based on. It’s said to be a physiological thriller that follows two men both working to tackle one family’s case of horrifying demonic possession.
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Reports have been shared by multiple news sources about a series of strange attacks that have taken place in the sea-side town of Napier, New Zealand. According to reports (News.com, Metro, Yahoo News and others) several attacks have taken place on locals by strange visitors from out of town. What makes these events so strange? The victims have been brutally bitten around the neck and face. Oh, and all of the attacks have all taken place at night. Can you say “vampires”? According to Stuff.com a woman was arrested for attacking and biting a woman in a supermarket parking lot. The victim suffered severe injury to ear after the stranger pierced the ear with her teeth. The same night an altercation took place at Napier’s Thirsty Whale Bar. During a bar fight a crazed woman jumped in the brawl and sunk her teeth in a man’s neck. Her fangs tore open the man’s artery, causing him to have major blood
Continue reading →
Streaming TV
AMC has released a new featurette, A Look at the Final Episodes of Season 6: The Walking Dead, in which the cast of the hit series tell fans what they can expect from the second half of the season. The first cast member to speak is Norman Reedus, who plays Daryl Dixon. As he speaks you can tell that something is weighing heavily on his mind about the upcoming episodes. “There’s some large things that happen to us in the back half. We don’t all survive and we don’t all take it very well,” Reedus stated. Andrew Lincoln who stars as Rick, the leader of the group, commented on the arrival of Negan, the major villain from the comic. Negan will played by Jeffrey Dean Morgan, who you may recognize for his role as John Winchester, Sam and Dean’s father, in the series Supernatural. “The Governor was magnificent and David did a beautiful job playing him. But Negan is horrific.
Continue reading →
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Spotlight Pictures has acquired the rights to writer/director Mitchell Lichenstein’s upcoming gothic thriller Angelica. The film stars The Hunger Game‘s Jena Malone, two-time Academy Award nominee Janet McTeer (Tumbleweeds) and Ed Stoppard (The Pianist). The dark film follows a newly married couple living in Victorian England. The couple endures a series of increasingly worsening physiological and supernatural events after the birth of their child. Joyce Pierpoline (Teeth) serves as producer for Angelica, which is based on the novel by the same name, written by Arthur Philips. Angelica premiered at last year’s Berlin Film Festival and will show this month at the European Film Market on Valentine’s Day. The theatrical release date has yet to be announced.
Continue reading →
News
The Stage play Ghosts Stories is getting a big screen adaption. The well-known cast of the play will also star in the film, including Fargo‘s Martin Freeman. Both the play and the film follow Professor Goodman, a psychological specialist. The professor is also a firm non-believer in the paranormal, but when he is sent a letter from his former dead mentor he begins to question his stance on ghosts. The letter urges the professor to put his skill to good use and solve three unsolved mysteries. According to Screen Daily, Andy Nyman (ABCs of Death 2) will reprise his role as the professor as well as co-direct along side Jeremy Dyson (Funland). Freeman (Fargo,The Hobbit) and George MacKay (Defiance) will also reprise their roles in the film version. Filming is set to begin in September.
Continue reading →
Events
Brilliant writer/director/composer John Carpenter will soon release his follow-up to his acclaimed album Lost Themes. Entertainment Weekly reported that Carpenter, through his label Sacred Bones, has booked his first US concert date. The first show will take place at the Playstation Theater in New York on July 8th. Carpenter will be performing both his classic themes and new tracks. Lost Themes II will be released on April 15th.
Continue reading →
Movies
The one year anniversary of the tragic deaths of Albert and Rose Poe’s two young daughters is approaching and Rose continues to struggle to cope with the loss. Albert, on the other hand, is trying to put it all behind him. As the anniversary draws closer things begin to grower darker in the house. Rose can hear her daughters calling. When she discovers a manuscript in the attic that belonged to the previous owners things take a quick turn for the worst. From writer/director Billy Lewis comes The Terrible Two, a supernatural film about loss. The indie film stars Cari Moskow and David Reid as Rose and Albert Poe and Ariana Baron and Arielle Breslerman as their daughters. Devil McGee, Maureen Mountcastle. Tracy McMullan and Martyn Woleben also appear in Orange St Films’ The Terrible Two.
Continue reading →
News
The so called “Demon House” of Gary, Indiana became infamous after a family experienced severe paranormal events. The alleged hauntings, and rumored possessions that occurred during the time that the Ammons’ family resided in the home made papers and news shows nationwide and drew the attention of paranormal investigator and host of the series Ghost Adventures, Zak Bagans. Bagans purchased the home in 2014. Last year it became the focus of his documentary, which has just wrapped production. The small house on Carolina Street, in Gary looked normal from the outside, but there have been over 800 pages of reports of intense paranormal activity and even possession. Even the Captain of the Gary Police Department swears the house is haunted. Various Mediums and Psychics have stated that the house is infested with hundreds of demons and ghosts. Ammons’ children were reportedly possessed while living in the house. The paranormal events include her and her three children being attacked repeatedly by
Continue reading →
News
Back last year we reported that The CW had begun development of a new supernatural series titled Transylvania. The pilot for Transylvania has now been ordered. Hugh Sterbakov (Hell and Back) will both write the series and served as executive producer. The CW is no stranger to horror based shows, they are already they already air several horror based series, including Supernatural, iZombie, The Vampire Diaries, The Originals and the upcoming Friday the 13th series. In Transylvania, set in 1880, a young woman searching for her missing father travels from New York to Transylvania, where she teams up with disgraced Scotland Yard detective. During their search they come in contact with many of the most famous classic monsters and villains in history.
Continue reading →
News
Mary Harron and Guinevere Turner, the duo behind the horror classic American Psycho, are once again teaming up for The Family, a unique approach to the Charles Manson story. The tale of the Manson family has fascinated people for years. Countless books and films have focused on Charles Manson, whose name is synonymous with evil, and his cult followers referred to as “The Family”. Harron and Turner’s film will be told from the point of view of Karlene Faith, a writer who interviewed several members of the Manson family. Faith’s real life book, The Long Prison Journey of Leslie von Houten: Life Beyond the Cult, served as source material for the film, along with Ed Sanders’ 1971 novel The Family. The Manson Family sprang up in the 1960s. Manson led the cult and preached lessons on the Armageddon, conspiracy and Scientology. The cult’s members, who lived in a commune on the Spahn ranch, are believed to have carried out as
Continue reading →
News
Last month when we reported that William Peter Blatty’s The Exorcist was being adapted for TV, and horror fans responded with a mix of anger, disappointment, and disbelief. The Exorcist was thought to be the one movie that no one would dare add to the reboot/remake list taking has claimed so many in the genre, but we were wrong. Fox has put the script for their adaption in the hands of Fantastic Four scribe Jeremy Slayer. Today we have learned that Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) has signed on to direct the series’ pilot. The hour long pilot has been described as a modern reinvention inspired by Blatty’s novel, which the film was based on. It’s said to be a physiological thriller that follows two men both working to tackle one family’s case of horrifying demonic possession.
Continue reading →
