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This May The Foo Fighters Raise Hell In The Horror-Comedy 'Studio 666' (Trailer)

This May The Foo Fighters Raise Hell In The Horror-Comedy ‘Studio 666’ (Trailer)

The Foo Fighters, led by Dave Grohl, star in the blood-drenched horror-comedy, Studio 666, from Hatchet III’s BJ McDonell, and it’s coming to Digital and Blu-ray this month. In Studio 666, written by Jeff Buhler and Rebecca Hughes, based on a story by Grohl, the legendary rock band moves into an Encino mansion steeped in grisly rock and roll history to record their much anticipated 10th album. Once in the house, Dave Grohl finds himself grappling with supernatural forces that threaten both the completion of the album and the lives of the band.” The cast of this balls-to-the-wall movie also includes Taylor Hawkins, Pat Smear, Rami Jaffee, Chris Shiflett, Whitney Cummings, Will Forte, Jenna Ortega, and Leslie Grossman, and Jeff Garlin. Studio 666 unleashes hell on Digital, Blu-ray, and DVD on May 24, 2022, from Open Road Films.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 5, 2022
Friends Play A Dangerous Game In The Trailer For Horror-Comedy 'Gatlopp'

Friends Play A Dangerous Game In The Trailer For Horror-Comedy ‘Gatlopp’

XYZ Films has just unleashed the trailer for Gatlopp, a paranormal horror-comedy from director Alberto Belli (The House of Flowers) and writer Jim Mahoney (Klaus) who also has a reoccurring role on “The Orville”. Starring Jim Mahoney, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Sarunas J. Jackson, Jon Bass, Shelley Hennig, John Ales, and Amy Davidson, the movie centers on, “A group of old friends reunites for a nostalgic evening of fun and games after a decade apart. After one too many, they decide to play a drinking game, but it’s quickly revealed that this game comes with supernatural stakes. Mischief leads to mayhem, and the group realizes that if they can’t come together to win the game by sunrise, they will be forced to play for eternity – in hell.” Mark Lane (47 Meters Down) and James Harris (Wrong Turn) of Tea Shop Films produce along with Signature Film’s Marc Goldberg (Final Score) and Sarah Gabriel (Bull). Peter Bevan, Tomás Yankelevich, and Mariana Sanjurjo

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 4, 2022
Screen Media Acquires Horror-Thriller 'Saint Clare' Starring Bella Thorne

Screen Media Acquires Horror-Thriller ‘Saint Clare’ Starring Bella Thorne

Screen Media, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (Nasdaq: CSSE) company, announced today the acquisition of worldwide rights to the upcoming horror-thriller Saint Clare, starring Bella Thorne (the upcoming Rumble Through the Dark, Time Is Up). Saint Clare follows Clare Bleecker (Thorne), a quiet catholic college student with a divine vocation for killing. Directed by Mitzi Peirone (Braid) and written by Guinevere Turner (American Psycho) and Mitzi Peirone, the film is based on the hit novel “Clare at 16” by Don Roff, whose sequel novel will be released in 2023. Producers are in negotiations with Rebecca DeMornay (Hand That Rocks the Cradle) to join the cast, with the additional casting of other key roles underway. The film will be produced by David Chackler, Arielle Elwes, Thor Bradwell, and Joel Michaely. Executive producers are Cassian Elwes, Seth Needle, Mark Damon, Tamara Birkemoe, Veronica Radaelli, Tom Culliver, Nadia Redler, Dave Sereny, and Jere Hausfater. “With such a talented pedigree, we’re thrilled

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 4, 2022
New Book "The Forbidden Body" Explores Sex And Religion In Horror Films

New Book “The Forbidden Body” Explores Sex And Religion In Horror Films

Some people prefer their sex, horror, and religion separate, however, others, not so much. In the book The Forbidden Body: Sex, Horror, and the Religious Imagination, Douglas E. Cowan explores one of the most prevalent—but least discussed—intersections of horror culture. From creature features that reinforce conventional notions of sexuality to indie horror flicks that ask what happens when different gods come knocking, from nunsploitation to the sacrificial body, find out what happens when sex, horror, and the religious imagination come together. Throughout history, religion has attempted to control nothing so much as our bodies: what they are and what they mean; what we do with them, with whom, and under what circumstances; how they may be displayed—or, more commonly, how they must be hidden. Yet, we remain fascinated, obsessed even, by bodies that have left, or been forced out of, their “proper” place. The Forbidden Body examines how horror culture treats these bodies, exploring the dark spaces where sex and

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 4, 2022
This May Something Sinister Awaits An Author In 'Faye' (Trailer)

This May Something Sinister Awaits An Author In ‘Faye’ (Trailer)

An author, grieving the loss of her husband travels to a cabin in Louisiana to work on her new book, not knowing that something sinister awaits her in Faye, out this May. Faye marks the first one-woman feature film, directed by Kd Amond (Five Women, in the End, Rattled) who co-wrote the film along with Sarah Zanotti (Rattled, The Unraveling). Amond, Zanotti Sara De La Haya, Christopher Martin, Nichole Marie Lim, and Sarah Zanotti produce. In the film, “Still grieving the loss of her husband, self-help author, Faye, retreats to a cabin in Louisiana to gather her thoughts and work on her book. But her trip becomes harrowing when she is haunted by something far more sinister than her past.” Faye rated TV-MA, will arrive on Digital and VOD on May 10th, in the US and Canada, from Az if Productions.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 4, 2022
Gunpowder & Sky Teams Up With Alter For New Channel FAST

Gunpowder & Sky Teams Up With Alter For New Channel FAST

Gunpowder & Sky’s horror brand, ALTER announced today that it is launching a FAST channel, “a channel for horror fans, by horror fans,” across leading CTV platforms including Samsung TV Plus, STIRR, and Redbox this quarter, with more platforms to follow later this year. Following the successful expansion of the studio’s groundbreaking and dominant sci-fi brand, DUST, ALTER with its already large fanbase is poised for a welcoming reception. The ALTER channel is already available on Amazon Fire TV, Android, Apple TV, and Roku via Gunpowder and Sky’s DUST app. With more than 6 million subscribers and 30 million hours of watch-time across Facebook and YouTube, ALTER has a distinct and unique brand in the horror space. ALTER curates and distributes award-winning content and, with its focus on emerging and diverse filmmakers, develops unique stories with some of the most innovative minds in the genre. The brand’s FAST channel will feature all seasons of the original series ALTER Collection, as

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 4, 2022
New Trailer Teases 'All Your Friends Are Dead'

New Trailer Teases ‘All Your Friends Are Dead’

One of the characters in the upcoming indie horror film All Your Friends Are Dead laments, “In movies starring middle-aged people if they die, they die from heart attacks, some rare blood disease, cancer, or diabetes. Not knives, machetes, or chainsaws. Nothing sexy like that.” Well, this movie is about to change all of that! “When 35-year-old Matt Wilbee looks at the current state of his life, he recognizes through depression that his best years may be far behind him. After making the drastic decision to end his life, he writes an email alerting the estranged, but once inseparable, high school friend group dubbed, “The Pack,” that he will be saying goodbye for good at the camping grounds they all had last seen one another at. Rushing to his side, Matt’s old friends arrive just in time at the campsite to save his life…but little do they know, a deranged masked killer is lurking in the woods, ready to pick

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 4, 2022
Season Three Of "Evil," The Best Season Yet, Premieres This Week

Paramount+ Unleashing Season Three Of “Evil” This Summer (Trailer)

Today, I am excited to report that Paramount+ has not only announced the season three premiere date for one of my favorite series, the supernatural horror series “Evil,” they have also released the first teaser trailer, which teases that the darkness is beginning to take over. Season three of “EVIL” begins “moments after the end of season two: when a newly ordained David and Kristen kiss. In season three, the two not only have to navigate this fraught new reality but contend with David’s involvement with “the entity,” an espionage unit within the Catholic church. Meanwhile, Ben finds his brain breaking from their unsolved cases and turns to his sister for help.” Returning cast includes Katja Herbers as Kristen Bouchard, Mike Colter as David Acosta, Aasif Mandvi as the tech wiz Ben Shakir, and Michael Emerson, who plays the oh so evil Leland Townsend, and Christine Lahti who plays Kristen’s mother Sheryl Luria. Creators and showrunners are Robert and Michelle

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 3, 2022
First Look: Season One Of "Supernatural" Spin-Off "The Winchesters" Has Wrapped Filming

First Look: Season One Of “Supernatural” Spin-Off “The Winchesters” Has Wrapped Filming

Fans were sad to see “Supernatural” end after fifteen seasons, but fans also know when that when it comes to the epic story of the Winchesters nothing really ever ends. Back in June of last year, we reported that a new spin-off prequel series “The Winchesters,” which centers on Sam and Dean’s parents, had been greenlit by CW. Today, we have an update. Daneel Ackles, wife of Jansen (aka Dean) has now shared a post on Instagram confirming that the series has wrapped filming on the first season in New Orleans. The image also serves as the first look at the series. Meg Donnelly (American Housewife) has been cast as a young Mary Winchester with Drake Rodger (The In between) playing Sam and Dean’s father John. The two join Jensen Ackles who has long played Dean, and who will serve as the series’ narrator. The series will explore Mary and John’s epic love story and how they fought not only

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 3, 2022
New "Escape The Field" Clip Arrives Just Days Ahead Of Premiere

New “Escape The Field” Clip Arrives Just Days Ahead Of Premiere

Just ahead of its release, Lionsgate has shared an all-new clip for the horror-thriller Escape the Field, about a group of six strangers who must work together to solve a puzzle in order to survive. In the clip we see the group discovering that items they’ve found along the way can be used to operate things in the field such as water faucets and unlock new clues. “The fear is inescapable and the suspense nonstop in this gripping horror-thriller about six strangers who suddenly awaken in a remote, endless cornfield. Stripped of their possessions, they are left with only six items: a gun with a single bullet, matches, a lantern, a knife, a compass, and a flask of water. As mysterious sirens blare in the distance and traps appear at every turn, the group realizes it’s been plunged into a cat-and-mouse game with an unseen evil, and survival depends upon solving a diabolical — and deadly — puzzle.” Joshua Dobkin

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 3, 2022

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This May The Foo Fighters Raise Hell In The Horror-Comedy 'Studio 666' (Trailer)

This May The Foo Fighters Raise Hell In The Horror-Comedy ‘Studio 666’ (Trailer)

The Foo Fighters, led by Dave Grohl, star in the blood-drenched horror-comedy, Studio 666, from Hatchet III’s BJ McDonell, and it’s coming to Digital and Blu-ray this month. In Studio 666, written by Jeff Buhler and Rebecca Hughes, based on a story by Grohl, the legendary rock band moves into an Encino mansion steeped in grisly rock and roll history to record their much anticipated 10th album. Once in the house, Dave Grohl finds himself grappling with supernatural forces that threaten both the completion of the album and the lives of the band.” The cast of this balls-to-the-wall movie also includes Taylor Hawkins, Pat Smear, Rami Jaffee, Chris Shiflett, Whitney Cummings, Will Forte, Jenna Ortega, and Leslie Grossman, and Jeff Garlin. Studio 666 unleashes hell on Digital, Blu-ray, and DVD on May 24, 2022, from Open Road Films.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 5, 2022
Friends Play A Dangerous Game In The Trailer For Horror-Comedy 'Gatlopp'

Friends Play A Dangerous Game In The Trailer For Horror-Comedy ‘Gatlopp’

XYZ Films has just unleashed the trailer for Gatlopp, a paranormal horror-comedy from director Alberto Belli (The House of Flowers) and writer Jim Mahoney (Klaus) who also has a reoccurring role on “The Orville”. Starring Jim Mahoney, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Sarunas J. Jackson, Jon Bass, Shelley Hennig, John Ales, and Amy Davidson, the movie centers on, “A group of old friends reunites for a nostalgic evening of fun and games after a decade apart. After one too many, they decide to play a drinking game, but it’s quickly revealed that this game comes with supernatural stakes. Mischief leads to mayhem, and the group realizes that if they can’t come together to win the game by sunrise, they will be forced to play for eternity – in hell.” Mark Lane (47 Meters Down) and James Harris (Wrong Turn) of Tea Shop Films produce along with Signature Film’s Marc Goldberg (Final Score) and Sarah Gabriel (Bull). Peter Bevan, Tomás Yankelevich, and Mariana Sanjurjo

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 4, 2022
Screen Media Acquires Horror-Thriller 'Saint Clare' Starring Bella Thorne

Screen Media Acquires Horror-Thriller ‘Saint Clare’ Starring Bella Thorne

Screen Media, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (Nasdaq: CSSE) company, announced today the acquisition of worldwide rights to the upcoming horror-thriller Saint Clare, starring Bella Thorne (the upcoming Rumble Through the Dark, Time Is Up). Saint Clare follows Clare Bleecker (Thorne), a quiet catholic college student with a divine vocation for killing. Directed by Mitzi Peirone (Braid) and written by Guinevere Turner (American Psycho) and Mitzi Peirone, the film is based on the hit novel “Clare at 16” by Don Roff, whose sequel novel will be released in 2023. Producers are in negotiations with Rebecca DeMornay (Hand That Rocks the Cradle) to join the cast, with the additional casting of other key roles underway. The film will be produced by David Chackler, Arielle Elwes, Thor Bradwell, and Joel Michaely. Executive producers are Cassian Elwes, Seth Needle, Mark Damon, Tamara Birkemoe, Veronica Radaelli, Tom Culliver, Nadia Redler, Dave Sereny, and Jere Hausfater. “With such a talented pedigree, we’re thrilled

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 4, 2022
New Book "The Forbidden Body" Explores Sex And Religion In Horror Films

New Book “The Forbidden Body” Explores Sex And Religion In Horror Films

Some people prefer their sex, horror, and religion separate, however, others, not so much. In the book The Forbidden Body: Sex, Horror, and the Religious Imagination, Douglas E. Cowan explores one of the most prevalent—but least discussed—intersections of horror culture. From creature features that reinforce conventional notions of sexuality to indie horror flicks that ask what happens when different gods come knocking, from nunsploitation to the sacrificial body, find out what happens when sex, horror, and the religious imagination come together. Throughout history, religion has attempted to control nothing so much as our bodies: what they are and what they mean; what we do with them, with whom, and under what circumstances; how they may be displayed—or, more commonly, how they must be hidden. Yet, we remain fascinated, obsessed even, by bodies that have left, or been forced out of, their “proper” place. The Forbidden Body examines how horror culture treats these bodies, exploring the dark spaces where sex and

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 4, 2022
This May Something Sinister Awaits An Author In 'Faye' (Trailer)

This May Something Sinister Awaits An Author In ‘Faye’ (Trailer)

An author, grieving the loss of her husband travels to a cabin in Louisiana to work on her new book, not knowing that something sinister awaits her in Faye, out this May. Faye marks the first one-woman feature film, directed by Kd Amond (Five Women, in the End, Rattled) who co-wrote the film along with Sarah Zanotti (Rattled, The Unraveling). Amond, Zanotti Sara De La Haya, Christopher Martin, Nichole Marie Lim, and Sarah Zanotti produce. In the film, “Still grieving the loss of her husband, self-help author, Faye, retreats to a cabin in Louisiana to gather her thoughts and work on her book. But her trip becomes harrowing when she is haunted by something far more sinister than her past.” Faye rated TV-MA, will arrive on Digital and VOD on May 10th, in the US and Canada, from Az if Productions.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 4, 2022
Gunpowder & Sky Teams Up With Alter For New Channel FAST

Gunpowder & Sky Teams Up With Alter For New Channel FAST

Gunpowder & Sky’s horror brand, ALTER announced today that it is launching a FAST channel, “a channel for horror fans, by horror fans,” across leading CTV platforms including Samsung TV Plus, STIRR, and Redbox this quarter, with more platforms to follow later this year. Following the successful expansion of the studio’s groundbreaking and dominant sci-fi brand, DUST, ALTER with its already large fanbase is poised for a welcoming reception. The ALTER channel is already available on Amazon Fire TV, Android, Apple TV, and Roku via Gunpowder and Sky’s DUST app. With more than 6 million subscribers and 30 million hours of watch-time across Facebook and YouTube, ALTER has a distinct and unique brand in the horror space. ALTER curates and distributes award-winning content and, with its focus on emerging and diverse filmmakers, develops unique stories with some of the most innovative minds in the genre. The brand’s FAST channel will feature all seasons of the original series ALTER Collection, as

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 4, 2022
New Trailer Teases 'All Your Friends Are Dead'

New Trailer Teases ‘All Your Friends Are Dead’

One of the characters in the upcoming indie horror film All Your Friends Are Dead laments, “In movies starring middle-aged people if they die, they die from heart attacks, some rare blood disease, cancer, or diabetes. Not knives, machetes, or chainsaws. Nothing sexy like that.” Well, this movie is about to change all of that! “When 35-year-old Matt Wilbee looks at the current state of his life, he recognizes through depression that his best years may be far behind him. After making the drastic decision to end his life, he writes an email alerting the estranged, but once inseparable, high school friend group dubbed, “The Pack,” that he will be saying goodbye for good at the camping grounds they all had last seen one another at. Rushing to his side, Matt’s old friends arrive just in time at the campsite to save his life…but little do they know, a deranged masked killer is lurking in the woods, ready to pick

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 4, 2022
Season Three Of "Evil," The Best Season Yet, Premieres This Week

Paramount+ Unleashing Season Three Of “Evil” This Summer (Trailer)

Today, I am excited to report that Paramount+ has not only announced the season three premiere date for one of my favorite series, the supernatural horror series “Evil,” they have also released the first teaser trailer, which teases that the darkness is beginning to take over. Season three of “EVIL” begins “moments after the end of season two: when a newly ordained David and Kristen kiss. In season three, the two not only have to navigate this fraught new reality but contend with David’s involvement with “the entity,” an espionage unit within the Catholic church. Meanwhile, Ben finds his brain breaking from their unsolved cases and turns to his sister for help.” Returning cast includes Katja Herbers as Kristen Bouchard, Mike Colter as David Acosta, Aasif Mandvi as the tech wiz Ben Shakir, and Michael Emerson, who plays the oh so evil Leland Townsend, and Christine Lahti who plays Kristen’s mother Sheryl Luria. Creators and showrunners are Robert and Michelle

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 3, 2022
First Look: Season One Of "Supernatural" Spin-Off "The Winchesters" Has Wrapped Filming

First Look: Season One Of “Supernatural” Spin-Off “The Winchesters” Has Wrapped Filming

Fans were sad to see “Supernatural” end after fifteen seasons, but fans also know when that when it comes to the epic story of the Winchesters nothing really ever ends. Back in June of last year, we reported that a new spin-off prequel series “The Winchesters,” which centers on Sam and Dean’s parents, had been greenlit by CW. Today, we have an update. Daneel Ackles, wife of Jansen (aka Dean) has now shared a post on Instagram confirming that the series has wrapped filming on the first season in New Orleans. The image also serves as the first look at the series. Meg Donnelly (American Housewife) has been cast as a young Mary Winchester with Drake Rodger (The In between) playing Sam and Dean’s father John. The two join Jensen Ackles who has long played Dean, and who will serve as the series’ narrator. The series will explore Mary and John’s epic love story and how they fought not only

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 3, 2022
New "Escape The Field" Clip Arrives Just Days Ahead Of Premiere

New “Escape The Field” Clip Arrives Just Days Ahead Of Premiere

Just ahead of its release, Lionsgate has shared an all-new clip for the horror-thriller Escape the Field, about a group of six strangers who must work together to solve a puzzle in order to survive. In the clip we see the group discovering that items they’ve found along the way can be used to operate things in the field such as water faucets and unlock new clues. “The fear is inescapable and the suspense nonstop in this gripping horror-thriller about six strangers who suddenly awaken in a remote, endless cornfield. Stripped of their possessions, they are left with only six items: a gun with a single bullet, matches, a lantern, a knife, a compass, and a flask of water. As mysterious sirens blare in the distance and traps appear at every turn, the group realizes it’s been plunged into a cat-and-mouse game with an unseen evil, and survival depends upon solving a diabolical — and deadly — puzzle.” Joshua Dobkin

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 3, 2022
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