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Prime Video Orders Cannibalistic Series “The Horror Of Dolores Roach” Inspired By Sweeney Todd

Amazon Studios has ordered the genre series “The Horror of Dolores Roach,” based on the hit “Gimlet” podcast, with the show premiering exclusively on Prime Video. Featuring an eight-episode first season, the series is a contemporary spin on Sweeney Todd and will feature macabre tales of love, betrayal, and cannibalism. Justina Machado, star of The Purge: Anarchy and Final Destination 2, will lead the cast of the series that also includes Alejandro Hernandez (“Gotham”), K. Todd Freeman (Grosse Point Blank), and Kita Updike (The Misandrists). In “The Horror of Dolores Roach,” “Dolores Roach is released from prison after 16 years and returns to a severely gentrified Washington Heights with $200 and the clothes on her back. Her is boyfriend missing, her family is long gone, Dolores reunites with an old stoner buddy, Luis, who gives her room and board and lets her give massages for cash in the basement under his dilapidated storefront, Empanada Loca, the only remnant of her

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Feb 6, 2022

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Epix’s Stephen King Adaptation “Chapelwaite” Is Sinking Its Fangs Into A Second Season

2021 saw the premiere of Epix’s brilliant adaptation of Stephen King’s Jerusalem’s Lot, and the prequel to Salem’s Lot, “Chapelwaite,” which landed the second spot on our “Top 10 Shows of 2021” list. Today, we’ve learned that the dark, Gothic series will be returning for a second season, and we couldn’t be happier about it. I guess you could say “Chapelwaite” (review) is one vampire series that definitely doesn’t suck. Starring Academy Award winner Adrien Brody and Emily Hampshire, the first season is set in the 1850s and follows Captain Charles Boone (Brody), who relocates his family of three children to his ancestral home in the small, seemingly sleepy town of Preacher’s Corners, Maine after his wife dies at sea. However, Charles will soon have to confront the secrets of his family’s sordid history and fight to end the darkness that has plagued the Boones for generations. Rebecca Morgan (Hampshire), an ambitious young woman who left Preacher’s Corners to attend Mount Holyoke College and has returned home with an advance to

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Feb 6, 2022

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Two New Clips Surface From The Post-Apocalyptic Thriller ‘Last Survivors’ – Out Today

The post-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller Last Survivors, starring Drew Van Acker (“Titans”), Alicia Silverstone (Clueless), and Stephen Moyer (“True Blood”), is out today in theaters and On Demand from Vertical Entertainment. To celebrate, we’ve got two new clips to share with you, the first shows a father injured during a fight, and in the second clip we see a woman in danger. Last Survivors takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where Troy (Stephen Moyer) raised his now-grown son, Jake (Drew Van Acker), in a perfect wooded utopia thousands of miles away from the decayed cities. When Troy is severely wounded, Jake is forced to travel to the outside world to find life-saving medicine. Ordered to kill any humans he encounters, Jake defies his father by engaging in a forbidden relationship with a mysterious woman, Henrietta (Alicia Silverstone). As Jake continues this dangerous affair, Troy will do anything to get rid of Henrietta and protect the perfect utopia he created. Directed by

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Feb 5, 2022

Three New Out Of This World Clips Released To Celebrate 'Moonfall's' Landing

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Out-Of-This-World Action Thriller ‘Moonfall’ Out Today In Theaters!

The epic sci-fi disaster thriller Moonfall, from the director of The Day After Tomorrow and Independence Day, is out today in theaters and IMAX. In Moonfall, a mysterious force knocks the Moon from its orbit around Earth and sends it hurtling on a collision course with life as we know it. With mere weeks before impact and the world on the brink of annihilation, NASA executive and former astronaut Jo Fowler (Academy Award® winner Halle Berry) is convinced she has the key to saving us all – but only one astronaut from her past, Brian Harper (Patrick Wilson, “Midway”) and a conspiracy theorist K.C. Houseman (John Bradley, “Game of Thrones”) believe her. These unlikely heroes will mount an impossible last-ditch mission into space, leaving behind everyone they love, only to find out that our Moon is not what we think it is. The out-of-this-world cast for this pulse-pounding movie includes Halle Berry, Patrick Wilson, John Bradley, Michael Peña, Charlie Plummer,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Feb 5, 2022

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New “Goosebumps” Series Is Coming To Disney+

For a lot of people, their introduction to horror was R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps book series, which spawned the TV series that aired in the 90s and two films. Well, it’s back to introduce a new generation to the genre with a live-action revival series coming to Disney+. The ten episodes first season will center on five-high schoolers who accidentally set loose the forces of evil and have to team up to set things right. The series will pay homage to the books as well as focus on the relationships between all of the kids. Nick Stoller and Rob Letterman (director of the first film), will serve as both writers and executive producers on the show, with Stoller executive producing via Stoller Global Solutions. Letterman will also direct the first episode. Neal H. Moritz, who produced the two Goosebumps movies, and Pavan Shetty of Original Film, Conor Welch of Stoller Global Solutions, and Iole Lucchese and Caitlin Friedman of Scholastic Entertainment

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Feb 5, 2022

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Irish Horror ‘The Cellar’ Coming To Shudder This Spring

Shudder announced today that they have acquired The Cellar, from critically-acclaimed Irish writer-director Brendan Muldowney ahead of the film’s world premiere at SXSW. Filmed on location in Roscommon, Ireland, The Cellar tells the story of Keira Woods (Elisha Cuthbert), whose daughter mysteriously vanishes in the cellar of their new house in the country. Keira soon discovers there is an ancient and powerful entity controlling their home that she will have to face or risk losing her family’s souls forever. Starring Elisha Cuthbert and Eoin Macken, The Cellar will have a day-and-date premiere on April 15th, streaming exclusively on Shudder in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand with a U.S. theatrical release through RLJE Films, a business unit of AMC Networks. “The Cellar is a riveting story that we think will appeal to both horror lovers and broader audiences alike, and we’re delighted to work with RLJE Films to bring it to the widest possible audience,” said

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Feb 5, 2022

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‘The Meg 2’ Sinks Its Teeth Into An Official Title As It Begins Production

Get ready to dive into the sequel to the 2018 prehistoric shark action-thriller Meg. Not only has the sequel got its official title, Meg 2: The Trench, it’s also begun production, with Ben Wheatley (High-Rise) directing. Variety reports that Meg 2: The Trench has started filming in the U.K., with Jason Statham and Bingbing Li expected to reprise their roles. Dean Georgaris, Erich Hoeber, and Jon Hoeber penned the script for the movie is based on the 1999 novel of the same name by Meg author Steve Alten (interview) who is still writing the Meg series with the most recent, The Meg: Purgatory, set to be released on June 14, 2022. Here’s a look back at the trailer for The Meg (review).

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Feb 5, 2022

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Patrick Wilson To Direct The Fifth ‘Insidious’ Movie

It’s been four years since we entered “The Further” in James Wan‘s Insidious: The Last Key. Well, get ready to enter “The Further” once more in the upcoming fifth film of the franchise. While talking to Screen Rant star Patrick Wilson, who will also be in the director’s chair this go around, revealed a few details about the sequel that will take us back to the Lambert family with Wilson reprising his role as the father, Josh Lambert. “It’s something that I’m super passionate about and there hasn’t been a day since they pitched me the idea that I haven’t been all in,” Wilson told Screen Rant. “It’s been a lot of work by Scott Teems, the writer, and me. Leigh Whannell has helped out obviously a ton, and of course, Blumhouse is a great partner. I’ve done a bunch of stuff with them, so I couldn’t be happier to have my first experience with a very helpful and comfortable

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Feb 5, 2022

A Woman Hunts The Monster That Nearly Killed Her In 'Take Back The Night' (Trailer)

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A Woman Is Determined To ‘Take Back The Night’ In This Monster Movie

A woman hunts the monster that nearly took her life in the critically acclaimed, award-winning, pulse-pounding horror film Take Back the Night. “Finding herself the victim of a violent monster attack, Jane launches a vigilante campaign to hunt the beast that tried to kill her. Jane’s efforts intensify, but her troubling history of drug use and mental illness bubbles to the surface causing her family, community, and authorities to question the authenticity of her account. Suddenly alone in her fight, Jane starts to doubt her own memory of the attack…to doubt if Monster exists at all.” Directed by Gia Elliot, who co-wrote the film with Emma Fitzpatrick, Take Back the Night stars Emma Fitzpatrick (The Social Network, In Time), Angela Gulner (Glow), Jennifer Lafleur (Big Little Lies, Billions), and Sibongile Mlambo (Teen Wolf, Lovecraft Country). Emma Fitzpatrick, Kwanza Gooden, David Elliot and Gia Elliot produce. Take Back the Night opens in select theaters and arrives on Digital on March 4,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Feb 4, 2022

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The CW Orders “Supernatural” Prequel Series “The Winchesters”

Many “Supernatural” fans were heartbroken when the series came to an end after its 15-year run. Well, we’ve got good news, The CW has given the series order to “The Winchesters,” a prequel series that will center on Sam and Dean’s parents, John and Mary. The series will explore their epic love story and how they fought not only to protect themselves and their family but the world as well, with Jenson Ackles’ Dean narrating spin-off series. There is no word yet who will play the roles of Mary and John. “Supernatural’s” Robbie Thompson will write and executive produce with Ackles and his wife Danneel Ackles executive producing the pilot, which comes from their banner Chaos Machine Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television and CBS Studios. “The Winchesters” marks the third attempt at a “Supernatural” spinoff with previous series “Bloodlines” (2014) and “Wayward Sisters” (2017) failing to thrive.

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Feb 4, 2022

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