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Get A Free Autographed ‘The Bogeyman’ Poster At San Diego Comin-Con

The San Diego Comic-Con will soon open its doors. Fans of The Boogeyman and horror, in general, can score a free Comic-Con Exclusive The Boogeyman poster signed by artist Anthony Petrie (@ZombieBacons), who will be in attendance! A free signed poster? What’s the catch? There is not one! You have to visit booth #4229 on Friday, July 21st, at 1 pm PST. If, by some strange twist of fate, you haven’t already heard about this chilling, fright-filled film, let me fill you in. The Boogeyman follows high school student Sadie Harper (Sophie Thatcher) and her younger sister, Sawyer (Vivien Lyra Blair), who are still reeling from their mother’s recent death. They’re not getting much support from their father, Will (Chris Messina), a therapist dealing with his intense pain. When a desperate patient unexpectedly shows up at their house seeking help, he leaves behind a terrifying supernatural entity that preys on families and feeds on the suffering of its victims. Host

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 19, 2023

New 'Dear David' Poster Will Give You The Creeps

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‘Dear David’ Trailer Captures Ghostly Viral True Story

Back in 2001, we reported on BuzzFeed artist Adam Ellis‘ social media posts labeled Dear David that went viral. The posts/updates told about the paranormal activity in his home and the sightings of a child’s ghost. We reported the same year that a movie was in the works. After two years, we finally have not only an update but also the film’s release date and the first trailer! In the movie, “Shortly after comic artist Adam (Augustus Prew) responds to Internet trolls, he begins experiencing sleep paralysis — while an empty rocking chair moves in the corner of his apartment. As he chronicles increasingly malevolent occurrences in a series of tweets, Adam begins to believe he is being haunted by the ghost of a dead child named David. Encouraged by his boss to continue the “Dear David” thread, Adam starts to lose his grip on what is online…and what is real. Based on the viral Twitter thread by BuzzFeed comic

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 19, 2023

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New ‘Natty Knocks’ Trailer Features Robert Englund, Bill Moseley, And Danielle Harris

Natty Knocks, the new Halloween set horror film starring horror icons Robert Englund (Nightmare on Elm Street), Bill Moseley (Devil’s Rejects), and Danielle Harris (Halloween), is ready to fill you with fright when it is released later this week. Directed by Dwight H. Little, the film centers on Charlotte Fountain-Jardim as a small-town babysitter where she, and the kids she is looking after, struggle to survive a serial killer on Halloween Eve. Ahead of its day-and-date release on July 21, 2023, the new scream-inducing, action-packed trailer has arrived. Check it out.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 19, 2023

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An Alien Virus Spreads In First Trailer For ‘Creek Encounters’

From writer-director Jason Brown comes Creek Encounters, where a group of school teachers must work together to stop the alien virus from escaping and taking over the world. We’ve got the first look and trailer for the sci-fi horror invasion film, which is currently in post-production. Kansa Bowling, Adam Probets, Tamara Glynn, Lamissah La-Shontae, Jude Forsey, and Olivia Maiden star in the action-packed film. In the film, “Helen and the other teachers are trapped inside Creek High with students. Something is creeping around the hallways of the school, and it becomes a race against time to escape the school as the other students aren’t what they seem. All exits are blocked from the outside world. They must work together to survive and get to the bottom of what is happening within the school.” We’ll let you know as soon as a release date is announced. In the meantime, check out the first trailer for Creek Encounters.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 19, 2023

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Sink Your Teeth Into Three New Clips From ‘One Cut Of The Dead’ Reboot ‘Final Cut’

Odds are, you’ve seen 2017’s bonkers indie horror, One Cut of the Dead, by director Shin’ichirô Ueda. Oscar-winning writer-director Michel Hazanavicius‘ has remade One Cut of the Dead and named it Final Cut. To celebrate its release, we’ve got three new clips that you can sink your teeth into. Let me refresh your memory. The film, which earned cult status upon its release, was shot in one long take and saw a film crew making a zombie movie be attacked by real zombies. Final Cut follows a director (Romain Duris, L’Auberge Espagnole) charged with making a live, single-take, low-budget zombie flick in which the cast and crew, but one by one, they actually turn into zombies. The film features hysterically unhinged performances from Oscar® nominee Bérénice Bejo (The Artist), Matilda Lutz (Revenge), and Finnegan Oldfield (Corsage). Final Cut, which screened at both Cannes and Tribecca, serves as a sly love letter to the art of filmmaking and a blood-soaked, hilarious

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 19, 2023

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Shudder Explores Legacy Of Sharks In Movies In Doc ‘Sharksploitation’ (Trailer)

Dive into the trailer for Shudder’s new shark-themed documentary Sharksploitation, swimming onto the streaming service this July. Sharksploitation, from filmmaker Stephen Scarlata surfaces in the wake of blockbuster classics like Jaws, which created its own subgenre. This new documentary explores the weird, wild cinematic legacy of sharks on film and the world’s undying fascination. The film features multiple interviews, including of Roger Corman, producer of Sharktopus and Dinoshark; Joe Dante, who directed Corman’s Piranha; Carl Gottlieb, writer of Jaws 1, 2 and 3; Johannes Roberts, director of 47 Meters Down, and Mario Van Pebbles, who starred in Jaws the Revenge along with marine and environmental conservation advocate Wendy Benchley, who was married to late Jaws author Peter Benchley. Scarlata, Kerry Deignan Roy (Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist), and Josh Miller (Sonic the Hedgehog) produce. Sharksploitation swims exclusively onto Shudder on July 21, 2023.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 18, 2023

Ted Raimi Stars In Thriller 'Failure!' Premiering At FrightFest (Trailer)

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Ted Raimi Leads One-Shot Psychological Thriller ‘Failure!’ (Trailer)

Ted Raimi stars in the psychological thriller Failure!, set to make its World Premiere at FrightFest on August 28th. Along with the news comes the first teaser trailer and poster. Failure! “follows business tycoon James (Raimi – The Quarry, Ash v Evil Dead, Creepshow), a loving family man who has a crushing bank debt which he must resolve within an hour or lose his business. Greedy associates, back-stabbing friends and even ghosts from his past, all force him to choose between financial ruin… or murder.” As well as Raimi, the film also stars Merrick McCartha (Senior Year), Melissa Diaz (Ruthless), John Paul Medrano (Seven Days), Daniel Kuhlman (Voodoo MacBeth), and Noel Douglas Orput. Director Alex Kahuam’s psychological thriller Failure! is shot in a single 87-minute take, portrayed in three acts. The film makes Kahuam the first Mexican director to do so in the United States. Kahuam and Raimi produced Failure!, along with Marco De Molina, Kayli Fortun, and Jose D.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 18, 2023

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Shudder’s Horror Comedy ‘Deadstream’ Is Out On Steelbook Today

Shudder’s “Certified Fresh” horror-comedy Deadstream is out today on Steelbook and Blu-ray exclusively at Walmart. The film marks the feature directorial debut of husband-and-wife filmmaking duo Vanessa and Joseph Winter, who also share writing co-credits. It premiered earlier this year at the 2022 SXSW Film Festival in the Midnight section and went on to score acclaim from both audiences and critics alike (review). Joseph Winter also stars in the film alongside Melanie Stone and Jason K. Wixom. Deadstream follows a disgraced internet personality who attempts to win back his followers by live-streaming one night alone in a haunted house. But when he accidentally pisses off a vengeful spirit, his big comeback event becomes a real-time fight for his life. The film is produced by Joseph and Vanessa Winters, alongside cinematographer Jared Cook and actress Melanie Stone, who also star in the film. The Winters co-edited the film, with Joseph contributing to music for the project as well. The Steelbook comes

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 18, 2023

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First Look: Prequel ‘Pet Sematary: Bloodlines’ Coming To Paramount+

We first reported back in 2021 that Paramount+ would be taking us back to the cursed burial ground where Gage and Church came back to life. The first look at their original horror prequel Pet Sematary: Bloodlines has just been unleashed, and an October premiere date has been announced. The film stars Jackson White (Tell Me Lies, Mrs. Fletcher), Forrest Goodluck (Lawmen Bass Reeves, The Revenant), Jack Mulhern (The Boys in the Boat, Mare of Easttown), Henry Thomas (The Fall of the House of Usher, Gangs of New York), Natalie Alyn Lind (The Goldbergs, The Gifted) and Isabella Star LaBlanc (True Detective: Night Country, Long Slow Exhale), with Pam Grier (Cinnamon, Jackie Brown) and David Duchovny (The X-Files and Californication). A spine-chilling prequel, Pet Sematary: Bloodlines is set in 1969, “a young Jud Crandall has dreams of leaving his hometown of Ludlow, Maine behind, but soon discovers sinister secrets buried within and is forced to confront a dark family history

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 18, 2023

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‘Robot Monster’ Celebrates 70th Anniversary With A Restored 3-D Edition

To celebrate Its 70th anniversary, Robot Monster is coming to Blu-ray and DVD in a Restored Edition, in 3-D, from Bayview Entertainment, loaded with out-of-this-world extras. A cosmic catastrophe ”has wiped out humanity, and now the last six survivors must outwit that strangely iconic alien menace, Ro-Man (George Barrows). Taking orders from the pitiless Great Guidance, Ro-Man wavers in his pursuit of human annihilation when he falls in love with a girl (Claudia Barrett). Can dashing young Roy (George Nader) save her? Filmed in the Tru-Stereo process, Robot Monster boasts excellent 3-D that rivals big studio efforts of its day. Now you can thrill to the fully restored 70th Anniversary BD3D version on 3-D televisions and projectors or the compatible anaglyphic version that will play on any system or monitor (one pair of glasses is included). And for all who like your movies flat, there’s also a 2-D version that looks better than ever before. The Blu-ray contains over two

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 17, 2023

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