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Haunting New 'Umma' Trailer Reminds Us That Dealing With Family Can Be a Nightmare

Sam Raimi-Produced Horror ‘Umma’ Gets A March Release Date

Sony Pictures is set to release the Sam Raimi-produced horror Umma this March, putting it up against Ti West’s highly anticipated new horror film X. Umma follows Sandra Oh‘s Amanda and her daughter (Fivel Stewart) live a quiet life on an American farm, but when the remains of Amanda’s mother arrive from Korea, Amanda becomes haunted by the fear of turning into her mother. Dermot Mulroney, MeeWha Alana Lee, Odeya Rush, and Tom Yi co-star in the film written and directed by Iris K. Shim. Umma is executive produced by André Øvredal (Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark). Umma opens in theaters on March 18, 2022, followed by a VOD release a few weeks later. The trailer should arrive soon.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 20, 2022
Walton Goggins Joins Prime Video's Upcoming "Fallout" Series Adaptation

Walton Goggins Joins Prime Video’s Upcoming “Fallout” Series Adaptation

Walton Goggins, best known for the portrayal of unhinged characters like Boyd Crowder on “Justified” and the evangelist Baby Billy on “The Righteous Gemstones” (pictured) will lead the cast of Prime Video’s upcoming “Fallout” series adaptation from “Westworld” co-creator Jonathan Nolan who will be directing the pilot episode. The “Fallout” franchise of games is set in a post-apocalyptic reality where an all-out nuclear event takes place in 2077. To survive, the remainder of humanity hides in underground fallout shelters, emerging at different points in history after the final battle to try and rebuild civilization. Variety reports that Goggins will play a lead role, a character based on the ghouls in the games, but there’s no word about which ghoul he will be playing of if it is one completely new to the franchise. The ghouls in “Fallout” are people who have suffered from exposure to high levels of radiation and have mutated as a result, leaving them looking nasty. The

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 20, 2022
Screen Media Acquires The Psychological Thriller 'The Immaculate Room'

Screen Media Acquires The Psychological Thriller ‘The Immaculate Room’

Screen Media, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (Nasdaq: CSSE) company, announced today that it has acquired the rights to the upcoming psychological thriller The Immaculate Room. Written and directed by Mukunda Michael Dewil (Vehicle 19), the film stars Emile Hirsch and Kate Bosworth, Ashley Greene, and M. Emmet Walsh. The film is produced by Daniel Baur, Joel David Moore and Doug Murray. The film is executive produced by Ryan Reaney, William G. Santor, Andrew Chang-Sang, and John Hills, and co-produced by Max Osswald. Radiant Films International is handling international sales for this film and presented the title at the EFM. Screen Media plans to release the film as a day and date release in the second half of 2022. The Immaculate Room follows a seemingly perfect couple who take part in a psychological experiment that will reward them $5 million if they can stay in a perfectly white room for 50 days. But the room is much more

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 20, 2022
Renewed Or Canceled? MGM+ Announces The Future Of "FROM"

Epix’s New Horror Series “From” Premieres This Weekend!

EPIX’s new sci-fi horror series “From” makes its premiere this weekend and it’s a must-see! In fact, I called it “one of the best new series of the year,” in my review. Starring Harold Perrineau, Catalina Sandino Moreno, and Eion Bailey, the series finds a family stuck in a time loop and forced to acclimate to a town made up of stranded travelers. Just when they think things couldn’t get any worse, they discover that when the sun goes down and terrifying monsters come out to hunt. The cast of this fantastic, dark series also includes Hannah Cheramy, Simon Webster, Ricky He (The Good Doctor), Chloe Van Landschoot, Shaun Majumder, Corteon Moore (Utopia Falls), Pegah Ghafoori, David Alpay (Castle Rock), Elizabeth Saunders (Clarice), Elizabeth Moy, and Avery Konrad. During my interview with Harold Perrineau, he explained one of the things that make the creatures so terrifying. “They just walk because you know why? You’ve got nowhere to go. That’s scary.”

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 19, 2022
Shudder Review: Hellbender Will Cast A Spell On You

Tequila Worms And Magic Don’t Mix In The New Clip From Shudder’s ‘Hellbender’

Today we’ve got a treat for you. To celebrate the release of the Shudder Original film Hellbender, we’ve got a new clip that reveals why Tequila worms and magic don’t mix. The latest film from the upstate N.Y. filmmaker family The Adams, Hellbender is written, directed, produced, scored, and edited by Toby Poser, John Adams, and Zelda Adams (The Deeper You Dig) — who also star alongside Lulu Adams. It’s the sixth feature from Wonder Wheel Productions, the family-run production company founded by Poser and Adams and their children. The family also produced the music for the feature with tracks from their experimental punk band H6LLB6ND6R. In the film, 16-year-old Izzy (Zelda Adams) suffers from a rare illness that has kept her isolated on a mountaintop with her mother (Toby Poser) her whole life. As Izzy begins to question her sickness, she pushes back against her confinement and secretly befriends Amber (Lulu Adams), another girl living on the mountain, but

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 19, 2022
Yellow Veil Pictures Celebrates The Release Of 'The Long Walk' With New Poster

Yellow Veil Pictures Celebrates The Release Of ‘The Long Walk’ With New Poster

To celebrate the release of director Mattie Do‘s The Long Walk, a new poster has been unveiled for the genre-bending film. In The Long Walk, “An old scavenger living on the fringes of a near-future society exploits a ghostly companion’s ability to traverse time, hoping to prevent his mother’s suffering from a terminal illness.” The film made its World Premiered to great acclaim at the Venice Film Festival in the Giornate degli Autori section and was followed by praise out of the Toronto International Film Festival. It’s the third feature of Lao based director Mattie Do (Chanthaly, Dearest Sister), whose career has been recognized by the Oldenburg International Film Festival and Locarno International Film Festival for her breakthrough work as Lao’s first and only woman filmmaker, and the only filmmaker of the country to work in the horror and fantasy genres. A deliberately paced story that burns with intensity and human emotion, The Long Walk is all at once a

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 19, 2022
'Saint Maud' Is Now Out On Blu-ray And Digital Combo

‘Saint Maud’ Is Now Out On Blu-ray And Digital Combo

Saint Maud, one of the most highly acclaimed genre films of late is now out on Blu-ray and Digital Combo, from Lionsgate. The debut film from writer-director Rose Glass, Saint Maud is a dark tale and examination of religion, salvation, mortality, and the nursing profession. In the film, Maud (Morfydd Clark), a devout hospice nurse, becomes obsessed with saving the soul of her dying patient (Jennifer Ehle), however, Maud’s sinful past along with sinister forces threaten to derail her holy mission. Lily Frazer (“Sex Education”), Lily Knight (“EastEnders”), Marcus Hutton (“Doctor Who”), Turough Convery (Rady Player One), and Rosie Sansom (“Call the Midwife”) co-star in this elegant film whose atmosphere is at all times dark and unnerving. Special Features include: Audio Commentary with Writer-Director Rose Glass A Higher Calling: The Rapture of Saint Maud Get your copy of the “Certified Fresh” film, Saint Maud now, where ever films are sold.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 19, 2022
Regina Hall Stars In The Haunting Horror 'Master' Coming To Prime Video

Regina Hall Stars In The Haunting Horror ‘Master’ Coming To Prime Video

Writer-director Mariama Diallo makes her feature directorial debut with the haunting horror film Master, starring Regina Hall (Scary Movie, Girls Trip), Zoe Renee (“Black Lightning”), Talia Ryder (Westside Story), Talia Balsam (“Mad Men”), and Amber Gray (The Underground Railroad). In the film, three women strive to find their place at a prestigious New England university whose frosty elitism may disguise something more sinister. Professor Gail Bishop (Regina Hall) has recently been promoted to “Master” of a residence hall, the first time at storied Ancaster College that a Black woman has held the post. Determined to breathe new life into a centuries-old tradition, Gail soon finds herself wrapped up in the trials and tribulations of Jasmine Moore (Zoe Renee), an energetic and optimistic Black freshman. Jasmine’s time at Ancaster hits a snag early on when she’s assigned a dorm room that is rumored to be haunted. Things get worse when Jasmine clashes in the classroom with Liv Beckman (Amber Gray), a

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 19, 2022
Steve Guttenberg Stars In The Black Comedy 'Heckle'

Steve Guttenberg Stars In The Black Comedy ‘Heckle’

This March, Martyn Pick‘s pitch-black horror-comedy Heckle, starring internationally recognized actor Steve Guttenberg is set to tickle your funny bone. The film, which premiered at FrightFest, centers on a famous stand-up comedian who encounters a seemingly insane heckler that begins stalking him obsessively. soon his friends begin to turn up dead. Clark Gable III, grandson, and namesake of the legendary Hollywood actor and American movie icon, Clark Gable, stars alongside Guttenberg in the film written by Airell Anthony Hayles. Steve Guttenberg, who is a beloved actor, has appeared in over 100 films and series is best known for his role in films such as Short Circuit, the Police Academy franchise, High Spirits (a personal favorite), Three Men and a Baby, The Poseidon Adventure, and has had recurring roles on series like “Ballers” and “Veronica Mars.” Heckle will arrive on digital on March 8th, 2022, from Uncork’d Entertainment.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 19, 2022
Travel Channel And Discovery+ March Premieres And More

“Ghost Adventures” Returns This March With New Fright-Filled Paranormal Investigations!

The “Ghost Adventures” crew returns confront eerie activity inside eminent locations including the home of American author John Steinbeck, the Los Angeles Police Museum, a Nevada winery, and more this season. Thursdays are once again on lockdown when Zak Bagans, Aaron Goodwin, Billy Tolley, and Jay Wasley return with all-new episodes of “Ghost Adventures“, beginning Thursday, March 10, 2022, exclusively on discovery+. The “Ghost Adventures” crew embark on terrifying new ventures, confronting fierce paranormal activity in locations such as the childhood home of famed author John Steinbeck, a historic and mysterious Montecito mansion that Bagans feels has personally called to him, the Los Angeles Police Museum full of notorious artifacts, a doll shop overwhelmed by strange activity, a Nevada winery plagued by a deadly curse and more. On a dedicated mission to understand and capture evidence of the afterlife, the “Ghost Adventures” team responds to incidences of ghostly activity that have left those in its wake frightened and searching for

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 19, 2022

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Haunting New 'Umma' Trailer Reminds Us That Dealing With Family Can Be a Nightmare

Sam Raimi-Produced Horror ‘Umma’ Gets A March Release Date

Sony Pictures is set to release the Sam Raimi-produced horror Umma this March, putting it up against Ti West’s highly anticipated new horror film X. Umma follows Sandra Oh‘s Amanda and her daughter (Fivel Stewart) live a quiet life on an American farm, but when the remains of Amanda’s mother arrive from Korea, Amanda becomes haunted by the fear of turning into her mother. Dermot Mulroney, MeeWha Alana Lee, Odeya Rush, and Tom Yi co-star in the film written and directed by Iris K. Shim. Umma is executive produced by André Øvredal (Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark). Umma opens in theaters on March 18, 2022, followed by a VOD release a few weeks later. The trailer should arrive soon.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 20, 2022
Walton Goggins Joins Prime Video's Upcoming "Fallout" Series Adaptation

Walton Goggins Joins Prime Video’s Upcoming “Fallout” Series Adaptation

Walton Goggins, best known for the portrayal of unhinged characters like Boyd Crowder on “Justified” and the evangelist Baby Billy on “The Righteous Gemstones” (pictured) will lead the cast of Prime Video’s upcoming “Fallout” series adaptation from “Westworld” co-creator Jonathan Nolan who will be directing the pilot episode. The “Fallout” franchise of games is set in a post-apocalyptic reality where an all-out nuclear event takes place in 2077. To survive, the remainder of humanity hides in underground fallout shelters, emerging at different points in history after the final battle to try and rebuild civilization. Variety reports that Goggins will play a lead role, a character based on the ghouls in the games, but there’s no word about which ghoul he will be playing of if it is one completely new to the franchise. The ghouls in “Fallout” are people who have suffered from exposure to high levels of radiation and have mutated as a result, leaving them looking nasty. The

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 20, 2022
Screen Media Acquires The Psychological Thriller 'The Immaculate Room'

Screen Media Acquires The Psychological Thriller ‘The Immaculate Room’

Screen Media, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (Nasdaq: CSSE) company, announced today that it has acquired the rights to the upcoming psychological thriller The Immaculate Room. Written and directed by Mukunda Michael Dewil (Vehicle 19), the film stars Emile Hirsch and Kate Bosworth, Ashley Greene, and M. Emmet Walsh. The film is produced by Daniel Baur, Joel David Moore and Doug Murray. The film is executive produced by Ryan Reaney, William G. Santor, Andrew Chang-Sang, and John Hills, and co-produced by Max Osswald. Radiant Films International is handling international sales for this film and presented the title at the EFM. Screen Media plans to release the film as a day and date release in the second half of 2022. The Immaculate Room follows a seemingly perfect couple who take part in a psychological experiment that will reward them $5 million if they can stay in a perfectly white room for 50 days. But the room is much more

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 20, 2022
Renewed Or Canceled? MGM+ Announces The Future Of "FROM"

Epix’s New Horror Series “From” Premieres This Weekend!

EPIX’s new sci-fi horror series “From” makes its premiere this weekend and it’s a must-see! In fact, I called it “one of the best new series of the year,” in my review. Starring Harold Perrineau, Catalina Sandino Moreno, and Eion Bailey, the series finds a family stuck in a time loop and forced to acclimate to a town made up of stranded travelers. Just when they think things couldn’t get any worse, they discover that when the sun goes down and terrifying monsters come out to hunt. The cast of this fantastic, dark series also includes Hannah Cheramy, Simon Webster, Ricky He (The Good Doctor), Chloe Van Landschoot, Shaun Majumder, Corteon Moore (Utopia Falls), Pegah Ghafoori, David Alpay (Castle Rock), Elizabeth Saunders (Clarice), Elizabeth Moy, and Avery Konrad. During my interview with Harold Perrineau, he explained one of the things that make the creatures so terrifying. “They just walk because you know why? You’ve got nowhere to go. That’s scary.”

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 19, 2022
Shudder Review: Hellbender Will Cast A Spell On You

Tequila Worms And Magic Don’t Mix In The New Clip From Shudder’s ‘Hellbender’

Today we’ve got a treat for you. To celebrate the release of the Shudder Original film Hellbender, we’ve got a new clip that reveals why Tequila worms and magic don’t mix. The latest film from the upstate N.Y. filmmaker family The Adams, Hellbender is written, directed, produced, scored, and edited by Toby Poser, John Adams, and Zelda Adams (The Deeper You Dig) — who also star alongside Lulu Adams. It’s the sixth feature from Wonder Wheel Productions, the family-run production company founded by Poser and Adams and their children. The family also produced the music for the feature with tracks from their experimental punk band H6LLB6ND6R. In the film, 16-year-old Izzy (Zelda Adams) suffers from a rare illness that has kept her isolated on a mountaintop with her mother (Toby Poser) her whole life. As Izzy begins to question her sickness, she pushes back against her confinement and secretly befriends Amber (Lulu Adams), another girl living on the mountain, but

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 19, 2022
Yellow Veil Pictures Celebrates The Release Of 'The Long Walk' With New Poster

Yellow Veil Pictures Celebrates The Release Of ‘The Long Walk’ With New Poster

To celebrate the release of director Mattie Do‘s The Long Walk, a new poster has been unveiled for the genre-bending film. In The Long Walk, “An old scavenger living on the fringes of a near-future society exploits a ghostly companion’s ability to traverse time, hoping to prevent his mother’s suffering from a terminal illness.” The film made its World Premiered to great acclaim at the Venice Film Festival in the Giornate degli Autori section and was followed by praise out of the Toronto International Film Festival. It’s the third feature of Lao based director Mattie Do (Chanthaly, Dearest Sister), whose career has been recognized by the Oldenburg International Film Festival and Locarno International Film Festival for her breakthrough work as Lao’s first and only woman filmmaker, and the only filmmaker of the country to work in the horror and fantasy genres. A deliberately paced story that burns with intensity and human emotion, The Long Walk is all at once a

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 19, 2022
'Saint Maud' Is Now Out On Blu-ray And Digital Combo

‘Saint Maud’ Is Now Out On Blu-ray And Digital Combo

Saint Maud, one of the most highly acclaimed genre films of late is now out on Blu-ray and Digital Combo, from Lionsgate. The debut film from writer-director Rose Glass, Saint Maud is a dark tale and examination of religion, salvation, mortality, and the nursing profession. In the film, Maud (Morfydd Clark), a devout hospice nurse, becomes obsessed with saving the soul of her dying patient (Jennifer Ehle), however, Maud’s sinful past along with sinister forces threaten to derail her holy mission. Lily Frazer (“Sex Education”), Lily Knight (“EastEnders”), Marcus Hutton (“Doctor Who”), Turough Convery (Rady Player One), and Rosie Sansom (“Call the Midwife”) co-star in this elegant film whose atmosphere is at all times dark and unnerving. Special Features include: Audio Commentary with Writer-Director Rose Glass A Higher Calling: The Rapture of Saint Maud Get your copy of the “Certified Fresh” film, Saint Maud now, where ever films are sold.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 19, 2022
Regina Hall Stars In The Haunting Horror 'Master' Coming To Prime Video

Regina Hall Stars In The Haunting Horror ‘Master’ Coming To Prime Video

Writer-director Mariama Diallo makes her feature directorial debut with the haunting horror film Master, starring Regina Hall (Scary Movie, Girls Trip), Zoe Renee (“Black Lightning”), Talia Ryder (Westside Story), Talia Balsam (“Mad Men”), and Amber Gray (The Underground Railroad). In the film, three women strive to find their place at a prestigious New England university whose frosty elitism may disguise something more sinister. Professor Gail Bishop (Regina Hall) has recently been promoted to “Master” of a residence hall, the first time at storied Ancaster College that a Black woman has held the post. Determined to breathe new life into a centuries-old tradition, Gail soon finds herself wrapped up in the trials and tribulations of Jasmine Moore (Zoe Renee), an energetic and optimistic Black freshman. Jasmine’s time at Ancaster hits a snag early on when she’s assigned a dorm room that is rumored to be haunted. Things get worse when Jasmine clashes in the classroom with Liv Beckman (Amber Gray), a

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 19, 2022
Steve Guttenberg Stars In The Black Comedy 'Heckle'

Steve Guttenberg Stars In The Black Comedy ‘Heckle’

This March, Martyn Pick‘s pitch-black horror-comedy Heckle, starring internationally recognized actor Steve Guttenberg is set to tickle your funny bone. The film, which premiered at FrightFest, centers on a famous stand-up comedian who encounters a seemingly insane heckler that begins stalking him obsessively. soon his friends begin to turn up dead. Clark Gable III, grandson, and namesake of the legendary Hollywood actor and American movie icon, Clark Gable, stars alongside Guttenberg in the film written by Airell Anthony Hayles. Steve Guttenberg, who is a beloved actor, has appeared in over 100 films and series is best known for his role in films such as Short Circuit, the Police Academy franchise, High Spirits (a personal favorite), Three Men and a Baby, The Poseidon Adventure, and has had recurring roles on series like “Ballers” and “Veronica Mars.” Heckle will arrive on digital on March 8th, 2022, from Uncork’d Entertainment.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 19, 2022
Travel Channel And Discovery+ March Premieres And More

“Ghost Adventures” Returns This March With New Fright-Filled Paranormal Investigations!

The “Ghost Adventures” crew returns confront eerie activity inside eminent locations including the home of American author John Steinbeck, the Los Angeles Police Museum, a Nevada winery, and more this season. Thursdays are once again on lockdown when Zak Bagans, Aaron Goodwin, Billy Tolley, and Jay Wasley return with all-new episodes of “Ghost Adventures“, beginning Thursday, March 10, 2022, exclusively on discovery+. The “Ghost Adventures” crew embark on terrifying new ventures, confronting fierce paranormal activity in locations such as the childhood home of famed author John Steinbeck, a historic and mysterious Montecito mansion that Bagans feels has personally called to him, the Los Angeles Police Museum full of notorious artifacts, a doll shop overwhelmed by strange activity, a Nevada winery plagued by a deadly curse and more. On a dedicated mission to understand and capture evidence of the afterlife, the “Ghost Adventures” team responds to incidences of ghostly activity that have left those in its wake frightened and searching for

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 19, 2022
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