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Psychological Thriller 'Cordelia' Coming To Theaters And On-Demand This Week

Psychological Thriller ‘Cordelia’ Coming To Theaters And On-Demand This Week

Screen Media is set to release the new unsettling psychological thriller, Cordelia, a tale of loneliness, paranoia, and survivor guilt, this week. The film is directed by Adrian Shergold (“Mad Dogs,” Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman, “Eureka Street”), who co-wrote Cordelia along with Antonia Campbell-Hughes (3096 Days, Kelly + Victor, Zone 414) who also stars alongside Johnny Flynn (Emma., Clouds of Sils Maria, Beast), Catherine McCormack (Braveheart, Spy Game, 28 Weeks Later), Joel Fry (In The Earth, Yesterday, Cruella), and Michael Gambon (Gosford Park, Harry Potter). In the thriller, “Cordelia (Antonia Campbell-Hughes), a young woman living in London, meets her mysterious and alluring neighbor Frank (Johnny Flynn) for the first time but quickly becomes suspicious of his motives. With her twin sister away for the weekend, Cordelia is left alone and overcome with paranoia. She begins to unravel and sink back into past traumas the more that Frank tries to charm his way into her life, becoming a danger to herself

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 17, 2022
IFC Midnight's Unsettling Horror 'Hatching' Out Today On Digital And VOD

IFC Midnight’s Unsettling Horror ‘Hatching’ Out Today On Digital And VOD

IFC Midnight’s unsettling new horror film, Hatching, which gives off seriously creepy vibes, is out today on Digital and VOD! In the film, 12-year-old gymnast, Tinja (Siiri Solalinna), is desperate to please her image-obsessed mother, whose popular blog ‘Lovely Everyday Life’ presents their family’s idyllic existence as manicured suburban perfection. One day, after finding a wounded bird in the woods, Tinja brings its strange egg home, nestles it in her bed, and nurtures it until it hatches. The creature that emerges becomes her closest friend and a living nightmare, plunging Tinja beneath the impeccable veneer into a twisted reality that her mother refuses to see, forcing the girl to choose between two monsters. Directed by Hanna Bergholm and written by IIja Rautsi, Hatching stars Siiri Solalinna, Sophia Heikkilä, Jani Volanen, Oiva Ollila, and Reino Nordin. Mika Ritalahti, Nico Ritalahti, and Nima Yousefi produce. Hatching (review) made its World Premiere at Sundance before opening in theaters and now arriving today (May

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 17, 2022
Horror Anthology "13 Slays Till X-Mas' Slashes Its Way Onto Tubi!

Horror Anthology “13 Slays Till X-Mas’ Slashes Its Way Onto Tubi!

The free streaming service Tubi is the gift that just keeps on giving. One of the several new horror films recently added to their library is the holiday horror anthology 13 Slays Till X-Mas, from Blood Moon Pictures. 13 Slays Till X-Mas is set on December 24th, Christmas Eve, with five seemingly random men who are invited to a dive bar in a mysterious e-mail. They decide to pass the time by resurrecting the old tradition of telling scary stories on Christmas Eve. As each takes turns spinning yarns of yuletide terror it becomes evident, they may be harboring a dark and deadly secret. The film is from writer-producer P.J. Starks (interview), the creator of Volumes of Blood, and producer Eric Huskisson (The Confession of Fred Krueger, VOB: Horror Stories, interview) and features thirteen Christmas themed stories of merry mayhem from Brittany Blanton (Seasons Greetings 2), Sean Blevins (Trick or Treat), Jed Brian (Unlisted Owner), William Capps (After the Slasher),

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 17, 2022
'Texas Chain Saw Massacre' Video Game Looks So Realistic That It's Scary (Video)

‘Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ Video Game Looks So Realistic That It’s Scary (Video)

Gun Interactive (Friday the 13th: The Game) is gearing up for their The Texas Chain Saw Massacre video game. The new trailer (via IGN) compares the 1974 original film and the game that will make you feel like you’ve stepped right into Tobe Hooper’s classic. Like their impressive Friday the 13th: The Game, Gun Interactive has recreated locations from the movie right down to the most minuscule details. There is no doubt this game will leave your jaw on the floor. It’s so realistic that it’s scary. Featuring classic characters from the movies as well as new ones, the game is a prequel to the 1974 movie with Kane Hodder playing Leatherface, and Ed Neal, the original hitchhiker from the original movie, will be reprising his role. In the game, “a group of five young adults led by Ana Flores set out to search for her missing sister. What they found was terror beyond their wildest nightmares.”

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 16, 2022
Tyler Hoechlin Among Returning Cast For The 'Teen Wolf' Movie

Tyler Hoechlin Among Returning Cast For The ‘Teen Wolf’ Movie

Paramount+ is gearing to howl at the moon with Teen Wolf: The Movie which will see many of the series’ cast return to reprise their roles from the six-season series. The latest to be announced is Tyler Hoechlin who is returning as Derek Hale. From the series creator Jeff Davis, Teen Wolf: The Movie will see the following cast return: Tyler Posey, Holland Roden, Crystal Reed, Shelley Hennig, Orny Adams, Linden Ashby, JR Bourne, Seth Gilliam, Colton Haynes, Ryan Kelley, Melissa Ponzio, and Dylan Sprayberry. The cast will also include Ian Bohen as Peter Hale, Khylin Rhambo as Mason Hewitt. Vince Mattis, Nobi Nakanishi, and Amy Lin Workman also star. In the movie, “A terrifying evil has emerged in the town of Beacon Hills. The wolves are howling once again, calling for the return of Banshees, Werecoyotes, Hellhounds, Kitsunes, and every other shapeshifter in the night. But only a Werewolf like Scott McCall, no longer a teenager yet still an

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 16, 2022
Season 4 Of "What We Do In The Shadows" Sinks Its Teeth Into A Summer Premiere Date

Season 4 Of “What We Do In The Shadows” Sinks Its Teeth Into A Summer Premiere Date

Today, FX announced the July premiere date for the fourth season of vampire comedy “What We Do in the Shadows,” which was renewed just ahead of the season 3 finale. The vampire-comedy series follows the daily (or rather, nightly) lives of three vampires, who’ve lived together for over 100 years, on Staten Island and they’re familiar, Guillermo who has discovered that he is related to the legendary vampire hunter Abraham Van Helsing and it turns out, Guillermo is really good at vampire killing. Season three ended strangely with the clan ready to leave Staten Island and go their separate ways, except for Colin who is now a baby again? Sadly, co-creator Jemaine Clement is no longer involved in writing “What We Do In the Shadows.” He left to write, direct, and star in other projects, including the upcoming spin-off of the original What We Do in the Shadows, We’re Wolves. He will also be starring in the upcoming Avatar franchise

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 16, 2022
"American Horror Stories" Returns This Summer For Season Two

“American Horror Stories” Returns This Summer For Season Two

Ryan Murphy’s spinoff of the hit series “AHS, “American Horror Stories” is returning for its second season this summer and FX has just announced the premiere date for “Installment 2.” The spinoff anthology series features an hour-long episode with a new story each week and will be available exclusively through FX on Hulu. As with the original series, details surrounding the new season are being kept hush-hush until the very last minute. There is no word yet if any stars from the first season will be returning, but we’ll keep you posted as the news comes. Tune in for the season two premiere of “American Horror Stories” on July 21, 2022.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 16, 2022
New Horror Distribution Co. Red Water Entertainment Announces First Six Films

New Horror Distribution Co. Red Water Entertainment Announces First Six Films

On the heels of the release of Junta Yamaguchi’s festival hit film Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes, Avi Federgreen’s Indiecan Entertainment is launching a new international genre-focused distribution arm, Red Water Entertainment, and has announced six new international genre titles for late 2022 release. The six films include Stefano Lodovichi’s The Guest Room (Italy), John Farrelly’s The Sleep Experiment (Ireland), Carlo Lavagna’s Shadows (Italy/Ireland), Rasmus Merivoo’s Kratt (Estonia), and Xiaofeng Li’s Back to the Warf(China) will be released in Canada and the US. Karen Lam’s The Curse of Willow Song (Canada) will be a Canada-only release. The Guest Room (aka The Room) (Italy): The morning Stella decides to take her own life, a stranger knocks at her door claiming the guest room he booked for the night. Surprised but charmed by this man who seems to know her, Stella decides to let him in. But when Sandro, the man who broke her heart, joins them at home, the situation immediately

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 16, 2022
FKA Twiggs Joins The Cast Of 'The Crow'

FKA Twiggs Joins The Cast Of ‘The Crow’

In April, we reported that after years of rumors and false starts, a reboot of The Crow is really on its way with IT actor Bill Skarsgård playing the lead role of Eric Draven, a role made famous by Brandon Lee who died during the filming. Today, we have more casting news. Singer FKA Twigs, who made her acting debut in Honey Boy, has joined the cast and will star opposite Skarsgård. Twigs made the announcement herself on Instagram saying, “I am absolutely thrilled to announce that I will be appearing alongside Bill Skarsgård in The Crow directed by Rupert Sanders.” The film has already begun pre-production with production scheduled to begin this summer with a budget in the range of $50 million. It is being described as a “modern reimagining” of the graphic novels created by James O’Barr. The Crow will be produced by Victor Hadida (Resident Evil and Silent Hill franchises), Molly Hassell (Braven starring Jason Momoa, Terminal

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 16, 2022
Stephanie Beatriz Joins Peacock's "Twisted Metal" Series

Stephanie Beatriz Joins Peacock’s “Twisted Metal” Series

Stephanie Beatriz, star of “Brooklyn Nine Nine” and who voiced Mirabel in the animated hit Encanto, is now set to star alongside Anthony Mackie (Captain America franchise) in Peacock’s live-action series adaptation of the Twisted Metal video game. The “Twisted Metal” series will feature half-hour episodes about a “motor-mouthed outsider offered a chance at a better life, but only if he can successfully deliver a mysterious package across a post-apocalyptic wasteland. With the help of a trigger-happy car thief, he’ll face savage marauders driving vehicles of destruction and other dangers of the open road, including a deranged clown who drives an all too familiar ice cream truck.” Stephanie Beatriz will play Quiet, “a ferocious, badass car thief who acts purely on instinct – you couldn’t stop her any more than a manhole could stop a volcano. Coming from a community that oppressed her into silence, Quiet’s wish is to find her place in this dark, chaotic world. But when she

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 15, 2022

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Psychological Thriller 'Cordelia' Coming To Theaters And On-Demand This Week

Psychological Thriller ‘Cordelia’ Coming To Theaters And On-Demand This Week

Screen Media is set to release the new unsettling psychological thriller, Cordelia, a tale of loneliness, paranoia, and survivor guilt, this week. The film is directed by Adrian Shergold (“Mad Dogs,” Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman, “Eureka Street”), who co-wrote Cordelia along with Antonia Campbell-Hughes (3096 Days, Kelly + Victor, Zone 414) who also stars alongside Johnny Flynn (Emma., Clouds of Sils Maria, Beast), Catherine McCormack (Braveheart, Spy Game, 28 Weeks Later), Joel Fry (In The Earth, Yesterday, Cruella), and Michael Gambon (Gosford Park, Harry Potter). In the thriller, “Cordelia (Antonia Campbell-Hughes), a young woman living in London, meets her mysterious and alluring neighbor Frank (Johnny Flynn) for the first time but quickly becomes suspicious of his motives. With her twin sister away for the weekend, Cordelia is left alone and overcome with paranoia. She begins to unravel and sink back into past traumas the more that Frank tries to charm his way into her life, becoming a danger to herself

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 17, 2022
IFC Midnight's Unsettling Horror 'Hatching' Out Today On Digital And VOD

IFC Midnight’s Unsettling Horror ‘Hatching’ Out Today On Digital And VOD

IFC Midnight’s unsettling new horror film, Hatching, which gives off seriously creepy vibes, is out today on Digital and VOD! In the film, 12-year-old gymnast, Tinja (Siiri Solalinna), is desperate to please her image-obsessed mother, whose popular blog ‘Lovely Everyday Life’ presents their family’s idyllic existence as manicured suburban perfection. One day, after finding a wounded bird in the woods, Tinja brings its strange egg home, nestles it in her bed, and nurtures it until it hatches. The creature that emerges becomes her closest friend and a living nightmare, plunging Tinja beneath the impeccable veneer into a twisted reality that her mother refuses to see, forcing the girl to choose between two monsters. Directed by Hanna Bergholm and written by IIja Rautsi, Hatching stars Siiri Solalinna, Sophia Heikkilä, Jani Volanen, Oiva Ollila, and Reino Nordin. Mika Ritalahti, Nico Ritalahti, and Nima Yousefi produce. Hatching (review) made its World Premiere at Sundance before opening in theaters and now arriving today (May

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 17, 2022
Horror Anthology "13 Slays Till X-Mas' Slashes Its Way Onto Tubi!

Horror Anthology “13 Slays Till X-Mas’ Slashes Its Way Onto Tubi!

The free streaming service Tubi is the gift that just keeps on giving. One of the several new horror films recently added to their library is the holiday horror anthology 13 Slays Till X-Mas, from Blood Moon Pictures. 13 Slays Till X-Mas is set on December 24th, Christmas Eve, with five seemingly random men who are invited to a dive bar in a mysterious e-mail. They decide to pass the time by resurrecting the old tradition of telling scary stories on Christmas Eve. As each takes turns spinning yarns of yuletide terror it becomes evident, they may be harboring a dark and deadly secret. The film is from writer-producer P.J. Starks (interview), the creator of Volumes of Blood, and producer Eric Huskisson (The Confession of Fred Krueger, VOB: Horror Stories, interview) and features thirteen Christmas themed stories of merry mayhem from Brittany Blanton (Seasons Greetings 2), Sean Blevins (Trick or Treat), Jed Brian (Unlisted Owner), William Capps (After the Slasher),

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 17, 2022
'Texas Chain Saw Massacre' Video Game Looks So Realistic That It's Scary (Video)

‘Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ Video Game Looks So Realistic That It’s Scary (Video)

Gun Interactive (Friday the 13th: The Game) is gearing up for their The Texas Chain Saw Massacre video game. The new trailer (via IGN) compares the 1974 original film and the game that will make you feel like you’ve stepped right into Tobe Hooper’s classic. Like their impressive Friday the 13th: The Game, Gun Interactive has recreated locations from the movie right down to the most minuscule details. There is no doubt this game will leave your jaw on the floor. It’s so realistic that it’s scary. Featuring classic characters from the movies as well as new ones, the game is a prequel to the 1974 movie with Kane Hodder playing Leatherface, and Ed Neal, the original hitchhiker from the original movie, will be reprising his role. In the game, “a group of five young adults led by Ana Flores set out to search for her missing sister. What they found was terror beyond their wildest nightmares.”

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 16, 2022
Tyler Hoechlin Among Returning Cast For The 'Teen Wolf' Movie

Tyler Hoechlin Among Returning Cast For The ‘Teen Wolf’ Movie

Paramount+ is gearing to howl at the moon with Teen Wolf: The Movie which will see many of the series’ cast return to reprise their roles from the six-season series. The latest to be announced is Tyler Hoechlin who is returning as Derek Hale. From the series creator Jeff Davis, Teen Wolf: The Movie will see the following cast return: Tyler Posey, Holland Roden, Crystal Reed, Shelley Hennig, Orny Adams, Linden Ashby, JR Bourne, Seth Gilliam, Colton Haynes, Ryan Kelley, Melissa Ponzio, and Dylan Sprayberry. The cast will also include Ian Bohen as Peter Hale, Khylin Rhambo as Mason Hewitt. Vince Mattis, Nobi Nakanishi, and Amy Lin Workman also star. In the movie, “A terrifying evil has emerged in the town of Beacon Hills. The wolves are howling once again, calling for the return of Banshees, Werecoyotes, Hellhounds, Kitsunes, and every other shapeshifter in the night. But only a Werewolf like Scott McCall, no longer a teenager yet still an

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 16, 2022
Season 4 Of "What We Do In The Shadows" Sinks Its Teeth Into A Summer Premiere Date

Season 4 Of “What We Do In The Shadows” Sinks Its Teeth Into A Summer Premiere Date

Today, FX announced the July premiere date for the fourth season of vampire comedy “What We Do in the Shadows,” which was renewed just ahead of the season 3 finale. The vampire-comedy series follows the daily (or rather, nightly) lives of three vampires, who’ve lived together for over 100 years, on Staten Island and they’re familiar, Guillermo who has discovered that he is related to the legendary vampire hunter Abraham Van Helsing and it turns out, Guillermo is really good at vampire killing. Season three ended strangely with the clan ready to leave Staten Island and go their separate ways, except for Colin who is now a baby again? Sadly, co-creator Jemaine Clement is no longer involved in writing “What We Do In the Shadows.” He left to write, direct, and star in other projects, including the upcoming spin-off of the original What We Do in the Shadows, We’re Wolves. He will also be starring in the upcoming Avatar franchise

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 16, 2022
"American Horror Stories" Returns This Summer For Season Two

“American Horror Stories” Returns This Summer For Season Two

Ryan Murphy’s spinoff of the hit series “AHS, “American Horror Stories” is returning for its second season this summer and FX has just announced the premiere date for “Installment 2.” The spinoff anthology series features an hour-long episode with a new story each week and will be available exclusively through FX on Hulu. As with the original series, details surrounding the new season are being kept hush-hush until the very last minute. There is no word yet if any stars from the first season will be returning, but we’ll keep you posted as the news comes. Tune in for the season two premiere of “American Horror Stories” on July 21, 2022.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 16, 2022
New Horror Distribution Co. Red Water Entertainment Announces First Six Films

New Horror Distribution Co. Red Water Entertainment Announces First Six Films

On the heels of the release of Junta Yamaguchi’s festival hit film Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes, Avi Federgreen’s Indiecan Entertainment is launching a new international genre-focused distribution arm, Red Water Entertainment, and has announced six new international genre titles for late 2022 release. The six films include Stefano Lodovichi’s The Guest Room (Italy), John Farrelly’s The Sleep Experiment (Ireland), Carlo Lavagna’s Shadows (Italy/Ireland), Rasmus Merivoo’s Kratt (Estonia), and Xiaofeng Li’s Back to the Warf(China) will be released in Canada and the US. Karen Lam’s The Curse of Willow Song (Canada) will be a Canada-only release. The Guest Room (aka The Room) (Italy): The morning Stella decides to take her own life, a stranger knocks at her door claiming the guest room he booked for the night. Surprised but charmed by this man who seems to know her, Stella decides to let him in. But when Sandro, the man who broke her heart, joins them at home, the situation immediately

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 16, 2022
FKA Twiggs Joins The Cast Of 'The Crow'

FKA Twiggs Joins The Cast Of ‘The Crow’

In April, we reported that after years of rumors and false starts, a reboot of The Crow is really on its way with IT actor Bill Skarsgård playing the lead role of Eric Draven, a role made famous by Brandon Lee who died during the filming. Today, we have more casting news. Singer FKA Twigs, who made her acting debut in Honey Boy, has joined the cast and will star opposite Skarsgård. Twigs made the announcement herself on Instagram saying, “I am absolutely thrilled to announce that I will be appearing alongside Bill Skarsgård in The Crow directed by Rupert Sanders.” The film has already begun pre-production with production scheduled to begin this summer with a budget in the range of $50 million. It is being described as a “modern reimagining” of the graphic novels created by James O’Barr. The Crow will be produced by Victor Hadida (Resident Evil and Silent Hill franchises), Molly Hassell (Braven starring Jason Momoa, Terminal

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 16, 2022
Stephanie Beatriz Joins Peacock's "Twisted Metal" Series

Stephanie Beatriz Joins Peacock’s “Twisted Metal” Series

Stephanie Beatriz, star of “Brooklyn Nine Nine” and who voiced Mirabel in the animated hit Encanto, is now set to star alongside Anthony Mackie (Captain America franchise) in Peacock’s live-action series adaptation of the Twisted Metal video game. The “Twisted Metal” series will feature half-hour episodes about a “motor-mouthed outsider offered a chance at a better life, but only if he can successfully deliver a mysterious package across a post-apocalyptic wasteland. With the help of a trigger-happy car thief, he’ll face savage marauders driving vehicles of destruction and other dangers of the open road, including a deranged clown who drives an all too familiar ice cream truck.” Stephanie Beatriz will play Quiet, “a ferocious, badass car thief who acts purely on instinct – you couldn’t stop her any more than a manhole could stop a volcano. Coming from a community that oppressed her into silence, Quiet’s wish is to find her place in this dark, chaotic world. But when she

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 15, 2022
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