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Anna suffers from an extremely severe case of agoraphobia. When a group of intruders break into her home, Anna can not force herself to flee. The men have no idea that agoraphobia in not the only mental disorder she suffers from. Adam Schindler directed ‘Shut In’, which was written by T.J. Cimfel and David White.’The Strain’ actor Jack Kesy stars along side Martin Starr (Dead Snow 2), Rory Culkin (Scream 4), Beth Riesgraf (Leverage), Leticia Jimenez (The Loft) and Joshua Mikel (We Are The Millers). ‘Shut In’ is brought to us by the same producers that gave us ‘Paranormal Activity’. ‘Shut In’ is now in production. The release date has not been announced, but we should see it later in 2015.
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For a while we’ve been referring to the spin-off by it’s working title ‘Cobalt’, now Robert Kirkman has confirmed that ‘Fear The Walking Dead’ is indeed the show’s title. It has now been announced that we will see the trailer for ‘Fear The Walking Dead’ during this Sunday’s season five finale, as if we needed another to plant ourselves in front of the TV Sunday. The good news is, the new series will not be connected to ‘The Walking Dead’ graphic novels. There won’t be any debates on “well this character did this in the comics”, which is a constant issue with ‘The Walking Dead’. Eventually “Fear” will meet the same time line as ‘The Walking Dead’, but that won’t be for many seasons. The show will be told from just before the start of the zombie apocalypse through multiple perspectives, from the view of men, women, the old and the young and will take place in L.A. Some of
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Music legend Gene Simmons of ‘Kiss’ is teaming up with WWE Studios to great a new horror label. The new label, Erebus Pictures, will have the movie ‘Temple’, written by Matt Savelloni, as their first release. Erebus Pictures has already signed screenwriter Savelloni (Exile To Babylon) to a three picture deal. Principle photography for ‘Temple’ will begin this summer. The second film will be in production by the end of this year. ‘Temple’ follows a team of soldiers as they explore and investigate an isolated military compound that suddenly shut down. The team is trapped when the compound’s artificial intelligence mysteriously shuts down. Strange phenomena begin to plague the group. They must find out who or what caused the events if they want to make it out alive. The name for the new label, ‘Erebus’, is a great choice for a horror company. Erebus is the Greek God of Darkness and the son of the Chaos. Erebus Greek Artifact Both
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In 1966 a small lab is opened to study psychic abilities. When Judith (Rya Kihlstedt) joins the study in 1976, the scientists are astounded by her abilities. Soon the government seizes the facility, with the intent of weaponizing the woman, but they will get much more than they bargained for. This faux documentary film was written and directed by Chris Sparling and stars William Mapother (The Grudge) as Dr. Henry West, who opened the Atticus Institute. Julian Acosta (The Lords of Salem), Jake Carpenter (Alive), Brian Chenoweth (The Artist), Hannah Cowley (Get Him To The Greek) and Aaron Craven (The Day The Earth Stood Still) star along side ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ actor Carlos E. Campos. I am not a huge fan of “found footage”, but it suited ‘The Atticus Institute”. Actress Rya Kihlstedt (Dexter) did a fantastic job in her role as Judith. If you are expecting big CGI fx, you won’t find any in ‘The Atticus Institute’,but they accomplish
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A dismal Iranian town stands half abandoned. At night a young woman has been seen walking alone on the empty street. There are rumors about the mysterious woman. In reality she is much more than what the towns people have imagined, she is a vampire. This black and white, artistic take on the classic vampire tale. Writer/director Ana Lily Amirpour has brought this story to life. ‘A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night’ stars Sheila Vand as the mysterious girl. Mozhan Marno plays the role of Atti. Marshall Manesh II plays Hossein. The movie also stars Arash Marandi, Mozhan Marno, Dominic Rains and Rome Shadanloo. ‘A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night’ is now available on Video On Demand and will be released in the U.S. on April 21.
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There has been a new development for the ‘Friday The 13th’ movie that is now in the works. Screenwriter Nick Antosca, who has been writing for the extremely popular TV series ‘Hannibal’, has signed on to write the script for Jason’s new movie, which is being directed by David Bruckner. Bruckner is known for the movie ‘The Signal’. Michael Bay, Andrew Form and Brad Fuller of Platinum Dunes will be producing the newest movie of the franchise. Nick Antosca Let’s clear up a few other things while we’re at it. The new ‘Friday The 13th’ will NOT be “found footage” as so many have stated. It has been stated the the movie will go back to 1980’s, before the original film, to elaborate on the mythology of Jason. The movie will take place at Camp Crystal Lake, where it all began. ‘Friday The 13th’ is set to be released on May 13, 2016.
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Most every horror fan remembers the 2007 cult classic anthology ‘Trick ‘r Treat’, that starred Dylan Baker (Selma), Anna Paquin (True Blood), Brian Cox (The Bourne Identity) and Leslie Bibb (Iron Man), among others. The movie follows Sam, a spirit of Halloween, so to speak, who ties the movies sections together.Now it appears, ‘Trick ‘r Treat’ is finally getting it’s sequel. On October 28, 2013 Beyond Fest’s held a screening of Michael Dougherty’s ‘Trick ‘r Treat’ at the Egyptian Theater. During the panel section of the event Sam delivered a note saying “Make a sequel.” to Michael Dougherty. Dickson stated “Dougherty says it’s not his call…it’s Thomas Tull from Legendary’s call.” Tull stood up in the audience and proclaimed “I can’t say no to Sam. Let’s make a sequel!“. At that moment a banner with “Trick ‘r Treat 2” appeared on the screen and the crowd went wild. Dougherty later made a statement about the sequel, “I think well shake
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Writer/director Roger Conners’ has been quietly making a reboot of George A. Romero’s ‘Night of the Living Dead. In fact, the movie is already half through filming and he plans to wrap up in May. Conners is aiming to make the modern version of the 1968 zombie movie. Conners is making some big changes to the original Romero script, including changing the sex of some characters and even the sexual orientation of others, for instance in ‘Rebirth’ Barbra is a man. This indie zombie movie stars Aswan Harris, Rachel Anderson, Alvin Hudson, Bradley Arner, RJ Messenger and Taylor Nelms. I have a feeling this movie won’t be received well by a lot of the fans of Romero’s Night of the Living Dead, but who knows, it may bring a new group of horror fans into the zombie genre. FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/NightoftheLivingDead2015
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“When you have no work, no responsibilities and no rules during a zombie apocalypse, you have some fun! That is what happens to a group of friends who embark on the adventure of a lifetime!” “Despite their friend Mark’s countless warnings, a zombie outbreak does happen. Now this group of deadbeats come alive as they use their knowledge of all things from video games, the internet, and zombie films, starring their favorite action hero, Lovina, to survive in this new world,” “‘Wasted’ has entered the ‘Cine Coup 2015 Challenge’. The competition gives filmmakers the opportunity to showcase their films and compete for a chance to win one million dollars to make a full feature film. The challenge has made movies like 2014’s horror-comedy ‘Wolfcop’ possible.” Retro Grave Productions believe that ‘Wasted’ has a new twist on the zombie genre and want a chance to prove themselves. They want to make a full length film and to do that they need
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I had the opportunity to talk with a true horror legend, Victor Miller, Jason’s true father. Many of you will instantly recognize his name and the influence he has had on the horror genre. For those of you who don’t know his name, you should, he wrote the original ‘Friday the 13th’. Besides having a killer horror legacy, Victor has three Emmy Awards and Four Writer’s Guild awards to his name for his time as a TV drama writer. Victor is also a talented voice-over actor. Victor has been involved in many projects over the years. He is now working on a new project, the horror film ‘Rock Paper Dead’. Miller is working alongside Kerry Fleming on the psychological/slasher film about serial killer Peter Harris, nicknamed ‘The Doll Maker. When Peter Harris is pronounced “cured” and released from the mental asylum he returns home. Harris is able to keep his impulses in control until he meets a beautiful young woman
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Anna suffers from an extremely severe case of agoraphobia. When a group of intruders break into her home, Anna can not force herself to flee. The men have no idea that agoraphobia in not the only mental disorder she suffers from. Adam Schindler directed ‘Shut In’, which was written by T.J. Cimfel and David White.’The Strain’ actor Jack Kesy stars along side Martin Starr (Dead Snow 2), Rory Culkin (Scream 4), Beth Riesgraf (Leverage), Leticia Jimenez (The Loft) and Joshua Mikel (We Are The Millers). ‘Shut In’ is brought to us by the same producers that gave us ‘Paranormal Activity’. ‘Shut In’ is now in production. The release date has not been announced, but we should see it later in 2015.
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For a while we’ve been referring to the spin-off by it’s working title ‘Cobalt’, now Robert Kirkman has confirmed that ‘Fear The Walking Dead’ is indeed the show’s title. It has now been announced that we will see the trailer for ‘Fear The Walking Dead’ during this Sunday’s season five finale, as if we needed another to plant ourselves in front of the TV Sunday. The good news is, the new series will not be connected to ‘The Walking Dead’ graphic novels. There won’t be any debates on “well this character did this in the comics”, which is a constant issue with ‘The Walking Dead’. Eventually “Fear” will meet the same time line as ‘The Walking Dead’, but that won’t be for many seasons. The show will be told from just before the start of the zombie apocalypse through multiple perspectives, from the view of men, women, the old and the young and will take place in L.A. Some of
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Music legend Gene Simmons of ‘Kiss’ is teaming up with WWE Studios to great a new horror label. The new label, Erebus Pictures, will have the movie ‘Temple’, written by Matt Savelloni, as their first release. Erebus Pictures has already signed screenwriter Savelloni (Exile To Babylon) to a three picture deal. Principle photography for ‘Temple’ will begin this summer. The second film will be in production by the end of this year. ‘Temple’ follows a team of soldiers as they explore and investigate an isolated military compound that suddenly shut down. The team is trapped when the compound’s artificial intelligence mysteriously shuts down. Strange phenomena begin to plague the group. They must find out who or what caused the events if they want to make it out alive. The name for the new label, ‘Erebus’, is a great choice for a horror company. Erebus is the Greek God of Darkness and the son of the Chaos. Erebus Greek Artifact Both
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In 1966 a small lab is opened to study psychic abilities. When Judith (Rya Kihlstedt) joins the study in 1976, the scientists are astounded by her abilities. Soon the government seizes the facility, with the intent of weaponizing the woman, but they will get much more than they bargained for. This faux documentary film was written and directed by Chris Sparling and stars William Mapother (The Grudge) as Dr. Henry West, who opened the Atticus Institute. Julian Acosta (The Lords of Salem), Jake Carpenter (Alive), Brian Chenoweth (The Artist), Hannah Cowley (Get Him To The Greek) and Aaron Craven (The Day The Earth Stood Still) star along side ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ actor Carlos E. Campos. I am not a huge fan of “found footage”, but it suited ‘The Atticus Institute”. Actress Rya Kihlstedt (Dexter) did a fantastic job in her role as Judith. If you are expecting big CGI fx, you won’t find any in ‘The Atticus Institute’,but they accomplish
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A dismal Iranian town stands half abandoned. At night a young woman has been seen walking alone on the empty street. There are rumors about the mysterious woman. In reality she is much more than what the towns people have imagined, she is a vampire. This black and white, artistic take on the classic vampire tale. Writer/director Ana Lily Amirpour has brought this story to life. ‘A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night’ stars Sheila Vand as the mysterious girl. Mozhan Marno plays the role of Atti. Marshall Manesh II plays Hossein. The movie also stars Arash Marandi, Mozhan Marno, Dominic Rains and Rome Shadanloo. ‘A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night’ is now available on Video On Demand and will be released in the U.S. on April 21.
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There has been a new development for the ‘Friday The 13th’ movie that is now in the works. Screenwriter Nick Antosca, who has been writing for the extremely popular TV series ‘Hannibal’, has signed on to write the script for Jason’s new movie, which is being directed by David Bruckner. Bruckner is known for the movie ‘The Signal’. Michael Bay, Andrew Form and Brad Fuller of Platinum Dunes will be producing the newest movie of the franchise. Nick Antosca Let’s clear up a few other things while we’re at it. The new ‘Friday The 13th’ will NOT be “found footage” as so many have stated. It has been stated the the movie will go back to 1980’s, before the original film, to elaborate on the mythology of Jason. The movie will take place at Camp Crystal Lake, where it all began. ‘Friday The 13th’ is set to be released on May 13, 2016.
Continue reading →
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Most every horror fan remembers the 2007 cult classic anthology ‘Trick ‘r Treat’, that starred Dylan Baker (Selma), Anna Paquin (True Blood), Brian Cox (The Bourne Identity) and Leslie Bibb (Iron Man), among others. The movie follows Sam, a spirit of Halloween, so to speak, who ties the movies sections together.Now it appears, ‘Trick ‘r Treat’ is finally getting it’s sequel. On October 28, 2013 Beyond Fest’s held a screening of Michael Dougherty’s ‘Trick ‘r Treat’ at the Egyptian Theater. During the panel section of the event Sam delivered a note saying “Make a sequel.” to Michael Dougherty. Dickson stated “Dougherty says it’s not his call…it’s Thomas Tull from Legendary’s call.” Tull stood up in the audience and proclaimed “I can’t say no to Sam. Let’s make a sequel!“. At that moment a banner with “Trick ‘r Treat 2” appeared on the screen and the crowd went wild. Dougherty later made a statement about the sequel, “I think well shake
Continue reading →
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Writer/director Roger Conners’ has been quietly making a reboot of George A. Romero’s ‘Night of the Living Dead. In fact, the movie is already half through filming and he plans to wrap up in May. Conners is aiming to make the modern version of the 1968 zombie movie. Conners is making some big changes to the original Romero script, including changing the sex of some characters and even the sexual orientation of others, for instance in ‘Rebirth’ Barbra is a man. This indie zombie movie stars Aswan Harris, Rachel Anderson, Alvin Hudson, Bradley Arner, RJ Messenger and Taylor Nelms. I have a feeling this movie won’t be received well by a lot of the fans of Romero’s Night of the Living Dead, but who knows, it may bring a new group of horror fans into the zombie genre. FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/NightoftheLivingDead2015
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“When you have no work, no responsibilities and no rules during a zombie apocalypse, you have some fun! That is what happens to a group of friends who embark on the adventure of a lifetime!” “Despite their friend Mark’s countless warnings, a zombie outbreak does happen. Now this group of deadbeats come alive as they use their knowledge of all things from video games, the internet, and zombie films, starring their favorite action hero, Lovina, to survive in this new world,” “‘Wasted’ has entered the ‘Cine Coup 2015 Challenge’. The competition gives filmmakers the opportunity to showcase their films and compete for a chance to win one million dollars to make a full feature film. The challenge has made movies like 2014’s horror-comedy ‘Wolfcop’ possible.” Retro Grave Productions believe that ‘Wasted’ has a new twist on the zombie genre and want a chance to prove themselves. They want to make a full length film and to do that they need
Continue reading →
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I had the opportunity to talk with a true horror legend, Victor Miller, Jason’s true father. Many of you will instantly recognize his name and the influence he has had on the horror genre. For those of you who don’t know his name, you should, he wrote the original ‘Friday the 13th’. Besides having a killer horror legacy, Victor has three Emmy Awards and Four Writer’s Guild awards to his name for his time as a TV drama writer. Victor is also a talented voice-over actor. Victor has been involved in many projects over the years. He is now working on a new project, the horror film ‘Rock Paper Dead’. Miller is working alongside Kerry Fleming on the psychological/slasher film about serial killer Peter Harris, nicknamed ‘The Doll Maker. When Peter Harris is pronounced “cured” and released from the mental asylum he returns home. Harris is able to keep his impulses in control until he meets a beautiful young woman
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