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Peacock Gives Subscribers The Gift Of 'Violent Night' This Week

David Harbour Is An Ass-kicking Santa In The ‘Violent Night’ Trailer

From 87North, the producers of Nobody, John Wick, Atomic Blonde, Deadpool 2, and Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw comes a dark as coal holiday action-comedy Violent Night starring “Stranger Things” star David Harbour as Santa. And the new trailer teases why you don’t want to get on his naughty list. “When a team of mercenaries breaks into a wealthy family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone inside hostage, the team isn’t prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus is on the grounds, and he’s about to show why this Nick is no saint. The film also stars Emmy winner John Leguizamo (John Wick), Cam Gigandet (Without Remorse), Alex Hassell (Cowboy Bebop), Alexis Louder (The Tomorrow War), Edi Patterson (The Righteous Gemstones), and Beverly D’Angelo (National Lampoon’s Vacation franchise). Directed by Norwegian director Tommy Wirkola (Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Dead Snow franchise), Violent Night is produced by 87North’s Kelly McCormick David Leitch, and Guy Danella. The original screenplay

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 5, 2022
Sink Your Fangs Into Tonight's Premiere Of "Reginald The Vampire" On SYFY

Sink Your Fangs Into Tonight’s Premiere Of “Reginald The Vampire” On SYFY

SYFY and USA’s new vampire comedy series “Reginald the Vampire” premieres TONIGHT starring Jacob Batalon as Reginald. “Imagine a world populated by beautiful, fit, and vain vampires. Reginald Andres tumbles headlong into it as an unlikely hero who will have to navigate every kind of obstacle – the girl he loves but can’t be with, a bully manager at work, and the vampire chieftain who wants him dead. Fortunately, Reginald discovers he has a few unrecognized powers of his own. A new show with a lot of heart and just enough blood, “Reginald the Vampire” proves the undead life is just as complicated as life itself.” The ten-episode first season is based on the book series by Johnny B. Truant and stars Em Haine, Aren Buchholz, Mandela Van Peebles, Rachelle Goulding, Savannah Basley, Georgia Waters, and Andre Anthony, among others. “Reginald the Vampire” is produced by Great Pacific Media Inc., Modern Story Company, December Films, and Cineflix Studios and executive

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 5, 2022
'Demons By Dawn' Unveils Official Poster Just Ahead Of Its Release

‘Demons By Dawn’ Unveils Official Poster Just Ahead Of Its Release

From director Randy Kent and writer Chris Sanders comes the indie horror Demons at Dawn, set to be released just in time for Halloween. Today the official poster has been revealed featuring the entire cast which includes Dani Thompson, Amber Doig-Thorne, Bill Victor Arucan, Stacy Johnson, John Altman, Andy Gatenby, William ‘Bill’ Connor, Chris Sanders, and Crystal J. Huang. The chilling horror film follows a retired hitman who is blackmailed into taking one last job. During his mission, he uncovers an elite Satanic cult that uses human sacrifice to summon demons. Demons At Dawn will be unleashed on digital platforms on October 28, 2022, from Black Coppice Films Ltd.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 5, 2022
Dive Into 'The Deep House' On Blu-ray This Halloween

Dive Into ‘The Deep House’ On Blu-ray This Halloween

The fantastic, creepy AF, and one-of-a-kind horror The Deep House is surfacing on Blu-ray and DVD this October. ” In this terrifying supernatural horror, Tina and Ben are YouTubers who travel to explore a house lost at the bottom of a lake and share their experience on social media. What is initially a unique find turns into a nightmare when they learn that the house was once the scene of atrocious crimes. Trapped, with their oxygen reserves falling dangerously low, they soon discover they aren’t alone in the house.” Starring James Jagger (Vinyl) and Camille Rowe (No Limit), The Deep House, which we called “a brilliantly dark and disturbing movie that should be seen by every horror fan,” in our review, is written and directed by award-winning filmmakers, Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury (Kandisha, Inside). Get your copy of The Deep House on Blu-ray o DVD on Halloween, from Dazzler Media. You can pre-order your copy now.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 5, 2022
New Trailer Gives You A Taste Of 'Feed Me' - Out Just In Time For Halloween

New Trailer Gives You A Taste Of ‘Feed Me’ – Out Just In Time For Halloween

Following its World Premiere at LA’s Beyond Fest, Feed Me is coming to Digital and On Demand just in time for Halloween. Feed Me follows Jed, whose life is shattered when his wife suddenly dies and Jed feels directly responsible. Spiraling into an abyss of depression, he finds himself in a bar with a deranged cannibal, Lionel Flack convinces him he can redeem himself through the glorious act of allowing himself to be slowly eaten to death. Lionel Flack, Christopher Mulvin, Hannah Al Rashid, and Samantha Loxley star in the film produced by Ed Polgardy (The Wretched) along with Adam Leader, Richard Oakes, and Neal Ward. Adam Leader and Richard Oakes both directed and wrote the script. XYZ Films’ EVP of US distribution, James Emanuel Shapiro, negotiated the deal directly with the film’s four producers. Let the new trailer whet your appetite for the horrors you will witness in Feed Me, arriving on Digital and On Demand on October 27,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 4, 2022
A24, Ti West, And Mia Goth Are Being Sued By Background Actor

Ti West’s ‘Pearl’ Comes To Blu-ray This November (Trailer)

Pearl, the second film in Ti West’s X trilogy is coming home on Blu-ray and DVD this November! Mia Goth, who played both the final girl and the old woman in X, stars as Pearl in the film A24 describes as “the X-traordinary origin story” of the character first seen in X. Ti West (X, The Innkeepers, The Sacrament, The House of the Devil) and Mia Goth co-wrote the script. The film is set in 1918, decades before the 1970s-set X, in which Maxine kills Pearl along with her husband Howard after the elderly couple brutally slayed Maxine’s friends in X. “Trapped on her family’s isolated farm, Pearl must tend to her ailing father under the bitter and overbearing watch of her devout mother. Lusting for a glamorous life like she’s seen in the movies, Pearl’s ambitions, temptations, and repressions all collide in the stunning, Technicolor-inspired origin story of X’s iconic villain.” David Corenswet (We Own This City, Hollywood, TV’s

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 4, 2022
Fan Film 'The Sawyer Massacre' Serves As Prequel To The Original (Trailer)

Fan Film ‘The Sawyer Massacre’ Serves As Prequel To The Original (Trailer)

Heads up Texas Chainsaw fans, there’s a film heading your way titled The Sawyer Massacre, and it is the first feature-length fan film of the franchise. It also serves as an unofficial prequel to the original classic. In the film, “While recovering from the loss of someone close, Jimmy’s friends bring him to the Texas countryside to escape city life. In need of supplies for their cabin, they ascend to a gas station where they are directed to find their supplies at an isolated farmhouse. The property is not as it seems. They find themselves hunted by a cannibalistic psychopath with an arsenal of violent tools at his disposal. In the end, any that do escape his clutches will wish they hadn’t.” The indie film is the product of production companies Filmcore, Solar Squid Productions, and Josh Skurnik Productions teaming up. Director Steve Merlo also produced the terrifying fan film that will have people talking and give them nightmares like

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 3, 2022
This Halloween Something Is Terribly Wrong With 'The Institute' (Trailer)

This Halloween Something Is Terribly Wrong With ‘The Institute’ (Trailer)

This Halloween, VUDU invites you to check into The Institute…if you dare. Gravitas Ventures, an Anthem Sports & Entertainment company, and Kamikaze Dogfight will release the frightening flick The Institute, from award-winning filmmaker and critically acclaimed playwright, Hamza Zaman, who is making his feature directorial debut. Ignacyo Matynia (“A Good Cop”), Victorya Brandart (“The Bay”), Mark Lobene, Joy Donze, Claire McClain, Louisa Bradshaw, Jarred Harper, and Grammy and Emmy award-winner John Easterlin star in the artful psychological thriller that asks the question, “How far would you go to have a child?”. The film tells of a young couple, desperate to have a child, that begins treatment at a renowned doctor’s secluded facility. The couple becomes suspicious when the medical regimen brings on psychological side effects as they try to discover the truth about the institute. Produced by Headless Films, Whiptail Wallaby Productions, and Conducive Productions. The Institute will be available on VUDU, VOD, and on Blu-Ray and DVD on Halloween!

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 3, 2022
Chucky Is Ready To Raise Hell In Tonight's Season Premiere!

Chucky Is Ready To Raise Hell In Tonight’s Season Premiere!

“Chucky” returns for an all-new killer season this week. To celebrate SYFY and USA have unleashed a new trailer where Chucky raises a little hell and is on a mission to hunt down the survivors for season one. In this season of the TV series from the creator of the franchise, Don Mancini, “Chucky crosses paths with archenemies, old allies, and new prey, as he seeks to inspire fear and mayhem wherever he goes. After his diabolical plan to invade America’s children’s hospitals was foiled in season one, Chucky now seeks revenge on those he holds responsible: surviving teens Jake (Zackary Arthur), Devon (Björgvin Arnarson), and Lexy (Alyvia Alyn Lind), along with his ex Tiffany, now his sworn enemy. Meanwhile, can “Jevon” make it as a couple in the face of adversity at their new Catholic school, not to mention a brand-new onslaught of terror from the demon doll?” Brad Dourif will return as the voice of Chucky. Jennifer Tilly

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 3, 2022
Dark Fairytale 'Kratt' Conjures An October Release And Trailer

Dark Fairytale ‘Kratt’ Conjures An October Release And Trailer

Following a successful run on the global film festival circuit, Red Water Entertainment has announced the North American VOD premiere of Rasmus Merivoo‘s Kratt, the Estonian dark comedy will be available on several platforms this October. In the film, “Children are left at Grandma’s without smartphones. Real life seems boring, working feels hard. Luckily they find instructions for Kratt – a magical creature from old Estonian mythology who will do whatever its master says. All they have to do now is buy a soul from the Devil! Life stops being boring in a bloody way…” Kratt stars Mari Lill, Nora Merivoo, Harri Merivoo, Elise Tekko, Roland Treima, Mari-Liis Lill, and Marek Tammets. Kratt was written and directed by Rasmus Merivoo, with producers Rain Rannu and Tõnu Hiielaid. The film made its world premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival and went on to delight audiences at festivals around the world, including Screamfest, the Sydney Underground Film Festival, Other Worlds Film

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 3, 2022

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Peacock Gives Subscribers The Gift Of 'Violent Night' This Week

David Harbour Is An Ass-kicking Santa In The ‘Violent Night’ Trailer

From 87North, the producers of Nobody, John Wick, Atomic Blonde, Deadpool 2, and Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw comes a dark as coal holiday action-comedy Violent Night starring “Stranger Things” star David Harbour as Santa. And the new trailer teases why you don’t want to get on his naughty list. “When a team of mercenaries breaks into a wealthy family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone inside hostage, the team isn’t prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus is on the grounds, and he’s about to show why this Nick is no saint. The film also stars Emmy winner John Leguizamo (John Wick), Cam Gigandet (Without Remorse), Alex Hassell (Cowboy Bebop), Alexis Louder (The Tomorrow War), Edi Patterson (The Righteous Gemstones), and Beverly D’Angelo (National Lampoon’s Vacation franchise). Directed by Norwegian director Tommy Wirkola (Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Dead Snow franchise), Violent Night is produced by 87North’s Kelly McCormick David Leitch, and Guy Danella. The original screenplay

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 5, 2022
Sink Your Fangs Into Tonight's Premiere Of "Reginald The Vampire" On SYFY

Sink Your Fangs Into Tonight’s Premiere Of “Reginald The Vampire” On SYFY

SYFY and USA’s new vampire comedy series “Reginald the Vampire” premieres TONIGHT starring Jacob Batalon as Reginald. “Imagine a world populated by beautiful, fit, and vain vampires. Reginald Andres tumbles headlong into it as an unlikely hero who will have to navigate every kind of obstacle – the girl he loves but can’t be with, a bully manager at work, and the vampire chieftain who wants him dead. Fortunately, Reginald discovers he has a few unrecognized powers of his own. A new show with a lot of heart and just enough blood, “Reginald the Vampire” proves the undead life is just as complicated as life itself.” The ten-episode first season is based on the book series by Johnny B. Truant and stars Em Haine, Aren Buchholz, Mandela Van Peebles, Rachelle Goulding, Savannah Basley, Georgia Waters, and Andre Anthony, among others. “Reginald the Vampire” is produced by Great Pacific Media Inc., Modern Story Company, December Films, and Cineflix Studios and executive

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 5, 2022
'Demons By Dawn' Unveils Official Poster Just Ahead Of Its Release

‘Demons By Dawn’ Unveils Official Poster Just Ahead Of Its Release

From director Randy Kent and writer Chris Sanders comes the indie horror Demons at Dawn, set to be released just in time for Halloween. Today the official poster has been revealed featuring the entire cast which includes Dani Thompson, Amber Doig-Thorne, Bill Victor Arucan, Stacy Johnson, John Altman, Andy Gatenby, William ‘Bill’ Connor, Chris Sanders, and Crystal J. Huang. The chilling horror film follows a retired hitman who is blackmailed into taking one last job. During his mission, he uncovers an elite Satanic cult that uses human sacrifice to summon demons. Demons At Dawn will be unleashed on digital platforms on October 28, 2022, from Black Coppice Films Ltd.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 5, 2022
Dive Into 'The Deep House' On Blu-ray This Halloween

Dive Into ‘The Deep House’ On Blu-ray This Halloween

The fantastic, creepy AF, and one-of-a-kind horror The Deep House is surfacing on Blu-ray and DVD this October. ” In this terrifying supernatural horror, Tina and Ben are YouTubers who travel to explore a house lost at the bottom of a lake and share their experience on social media. What is initially a unique find turns into a nightmare when they learn that the house was once the scene of atrocious crimes. Trapped, with their oxygen reserves falling dangerously low, they soon discover they aren’t alone in the house.” Starring James Jagger (Vinyl) and Camille Rowe (No Limit), The Deep House, which we called “a brilliantly dark and disturbing movie that should be seen by every horror fan,” in our review, is written and directed by award-winning filmmakers, Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury (Kandisha, Inside). Get your copy of The Deep House on Blu-ray o DVD on Halloween, from Dazzler Media. You can pre-order your copy now.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 5, 2022
New Trailer Gives You A Taste Of 'Feed Me' - Out Just In Time For Halloween

New Trailer Gives You A Taste Of ‘Feed Me’ – Out Just In Time For Halloween

Following its World Premiere at LA’s Beyond Fest, Feed Me is coming to Digital and On Demand just in time for Halloween. Feed Me follows Jed, whose life is shattered when his wife suddenly dies and Jed feels directly responsible. Spiraling into an abyss of depression, he finds himself in a bar with a deranged cannibal, Lionel Flack convinces him he can redeem himself through the glorious act of allowing himself to be slowly eaten to death. Lionel Flack, Christopher Mulvin, Hannah Al Rashid, and Samantha Loxley star in the film produced by Ed Polgardy (The Wretched) along with Adam Leader, Richard Oakes, and Neal Ward. Adam Leader and Richard Oakes both directed and wrote the script. XYZ Films’ EVP of US distribution, James Emanuel Shapiro, negotiated the deal directly with the film’s four producers. Let the new trailer whet your appetite for the horrors you will witness in Feed Me, arriving on Digital and On Demand on October 27,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 4, 2022
A24, Ti West, And Mia Goth Are Being Sued By Background Actor

Ti West’s ‘Pearl’ Comes To Blu-ray This November (Trailer)

Pearl, the second film in Ti West’s X trilogy is coming home on Blu-ray and DVD this November! Mia Goth, who played both the final girl and the old woman in X, stars as Pearl in the film A24 describes as “the X-traordinary origin story” of the character first seen in X. Ti West (X, The Innkeepers, The Sacrament, The House of the Devil) and Mia Goth co-wrote the script. The film is set in 1918, decades before the 1970s-set X, in which Maxine kills Pearl along with her husband Howard after the elderly couple brutally slayed Maxine’s friends in X. “Trapped on her family’s isolated farm, Pearl must tend to her ailing father under the bitter and overbearing watch of her devout mother. Lusting for a glamorous life like she’s seen in the movies, Pearl’s ambitions, temptations, and repressions all collide in the stunning, Technicolor-inspired origin story of X’s iconic villain.” David Corenswet (We Own This City, Hollywood, TV’s

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 4, 2022
Fan Film 'The Sawyer Massacre' Serves As Prequel To The Original (Trailer)

Fan Film ‘The Sawyer Massacre’ Serves As Prequel To The Original (Trailer)

Heads up Texas Chainsaw fans, there’s a film heading your way titled The Sawyer Massacre, and it is the first feature-length fan film of the franchise. It also serves as an unofficial prequel to the original classic. In the film, “While recovering from the loss of someone close, Jimmy’s friends bring him to the Texas countryside to escape city life. In need of supplies for their cabin, they ascend to a gas station where they are directed to find their supplies at an isolated farmhouse. The property is not as it seems. They find themselves hunted by a cannibalistic psychopath with an arsenal of violent tools at his disposal. In the end, any that do escape his clutches will wish they hadn’t.” The indie film is the product of production companies Filmcore, Solar Squid Productions, and Josh Skurnik Productions teaming up. Director Steve Merlo also produced the terrifying fan film that will have people talking and give them nightmares like

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 3, 2022
This Halloween Something Is Terribly Wrong With 'The Institute' (Trailer)

This Halloween Something Is Terribly Wrong With ‘The Institute’ (Trailer)

This Halloween, VUDU invites you to check into The Institute…if you dare. Gravitas Ventures, an Anthem Sports & Entertainment company, and Kamikaze Dogfight will release the frightening flick The Institute, from award-winning filmmaker and critically acclaimed playwright, Hamza Zaman, who is making his feature directorial debut. Ignacyo Matynia (“A Good Cop”), Victorya Brandart (“The Bay”), Mark Lobene, Joy Donze, Claire McClain, Louisa Bradshaw, Jarred Harper, and Grammy and Emmy award-winner John Easterlin star in the artful psychological thriller that asks the question, “How far would you go to have a child?”. The film tells of a young couple, desperate to have a child, that begins treatment at a renowned doctor’s secluded facility. The couple becomes suspicious when the medical regimen brings on psychological side effects as they try to discover the truth about the institute. Produced by Headless Films, Whiptail Wallaby Productions, and Conducive Productions. The Institute will be available on VUDU, VOD, and on Blu-Ray and DVD on Halloween!

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 3, 2022
Chucky Is Ready To Raise Hell In Tonight's Season Premiere!

Chucky Is Ready To Raise Hell In Tonight’s Season Premiere!

“Chucky” returns for an all-new killer season this week. To celebrate SYFY and USA have unleashed a new trailer where Chucky raises a little hell and is on a mission to hunt down the survivors for season one. In this season of the TV series from the creator of the franchise, Don Mancini, “Chucky crosses paths with archenemies, old allies, and new prey, as he seeks to inspire fear and mayhem wherever he goes. After his diabolical plan to invade America’s children’s hospitals was foiled in season one, Chucky now seeks revenge on those he holds responsible: surviving teens Jake (Zackary Arthur), Devon (Björgvin Arnarson), and Lexy (Alyvia Alyn Lind), along with his ex Tiffany, now his sworn enemy. Meanwhile, can “Jevon” make it as a couple in the face of adversity at their new Catholic school, not to mention a brand-new onslaught of terror from the demon doll?” Brad Dourif will return as the voice of Chucky. Jennifer Tilly

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 3, 2022
Dark Fairytale 'Kratt' Conjures An October Release And Trailer

Dark Fairytale ‘Kratt’ Conjures An October Release And Trailer

Following a successful run on the global film festival circuit, Red Water Entertainment has announced the North American VOD premiere of Rasmus Merivoo‘s Kratt, the Estonian dark comedy will be available on several platforms this October. In the film, “Children are left at Grandma’s without smartphones. Real life seems boring, working feels hard. Luckily they find instructions for Kratt – a magical creature from old Estonian mythology who will do whatever its master says. All they have to do now is buy a soul from the Devil! Life stops being boring in a bloody way…” Kratt stars Mari Lill, Nora Merivoo, Harri Merivoo, Elise Tekko, Roland Treima, Mari-Liis Lill, and Marek Tammets. Kratt was written and directed by Rasmus Merivoo, with producers Rain Rannu and Tõnu Hiielaid. The film made its world premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival and went on to delight audiences at festivals around the world, including Screamfest, the Sydney Underground Film Festival, Other Worlds Film

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 3, 2022
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