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The Top 10 Best Horror Shows Of 2021

The Top 10 Best Horror Shows Of 2021

10. Midnight Mass (review) One of the new series the streaming giant, Netflix, unleashed this year is “Midnight Mass” from brilliant filmmaker Mike Flanagan, whose winning relationship with Netflix has given us hit series such as “The Haunting of Hill House” and “The Haunting of Bly Manor.” In “Midnight Mass“, “The arrival of a charismatic young priest brings glorious miracles, ominous mysteries, and renewed religious fervor to a dying town desperate to believe.” While I did have issues with some of the elements of the show, mainly the ending, it belongs on this list due to the quality of the series and its incredible all-star cast. 9. Shadow and Bone Dark and supernatural, the series, an adaptation of the best-selling Grishaverse novels, is set in a war-torn world where Alina Starkov has just discovered a power that could be the key to setting her country free. With the threat of the Shadow Fold looming, Alina is torn from everything she

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 14, 2021
Sink Your Teeth Into The New Exclusive Clip From 'Red Snow'

Sink Your Teeth Into The New Exclusive Clip From ‘Red Snow’

Sink your teeth into the new exclusive clip from the indie vampire horror Red Snow, written and directed by Sean Nicholas Lynch. Starring Dennice Cisneros, Nico Bellamy, and Laura Kennon, and produced by Alrik Bursell, Red Snow centers on a struggling vampire romance novelist who must defend herself against real-life vampires during Christmas in Lake Tahoe. When an injured bat transforms into a handsome vampire, struggling horror novelist Olivia Romo hides him in her garage to protect him from a vampire hunter. Besotted by the creature, she feeds him animal blood, but any chance of romance is soon thwarted when a gang of fellow bloodsuckers invades her home in search of their missing friend. Red Snow bares its fangs on DVD, VOD, and Digital on December 28, 2021, from 4Digital Media.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 14, 2021
Dermot Mulroney Joins The Cast Of 'Scream 6'

Hot New ‘Scream’ TV Spots Are Here

Ghostface will be returning this January in the latest installment of the franchise. While fans eagerly await the release, a series of TV spots have been released and it’s clear Scream is turning the heat. In one clip, we see Ghostface is toating a freakin’ flame thrower! The killer has also had some wardrobe upgrades including a sleek, shiny new mask. Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell), Gail Weathers (Courtney Cox), and Dewey Riley (David Arquette) return to save a new generation of victims in the new sequel to Scream, set twenty-five years after the first film. Deputy Judy Hicks (Marley Shelton) from Scream 4 also returns. New cast members include Jenna Ortega, Melissa Barrera, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Jack Quaid, and Dylan Minnette. Scream, the fifth film of the franchise, is directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, and produced by Chad Villella, the three members of the filmmaking group known as Radio Silence (Ready or Not, V/H/S, Southbound). James Vanderbilt (Murder

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 13, 2021
This January Danny Trejo Faces The Weeping Woman In 'The Legend Of La Llorona'

This January Danny Trejo Faces The Weeping Woman In ‘The Legend Of La Llorona’

This January, Danny Trejo faces off against the “weeping woman” in the indie horror The Legend of La Llorona, from director Patricia Harris Seeley. A malevolent spirit bent on vengeance, stalks a young family visiting Mexico. Andrew, Carly, and their son Danny travel to an isolated hacienda in Mexico for a much-needed vacation. As they enter the town, signs showing missing children set an ominous tone. The family learns of the legend of “La Llorona,” the evil spirit of a distraught mother who lurks near the water’s edge and strikes fear in the hearts of all who see her. La Llorona torments the family mercilessly, snatching Danny and trapping him in a netherworld between the living and the dead. Aided by the resourceful taxi driver Jorge (Danny Trejo) the family races to save their only child, navigating the foreboding countryside held by menacing cartel thugs. Gaining strength and power and leaving a path of death and destruction in her wake,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 13, 2021
RLJE Announces Release Of The Horror Film 'An Unquiet Grave'

RLJE Announces Release Of The Horror Film ‘An Unquiet Grave’

RLJE Films is set to release Shudder’s horror An Unquiet Game this January on DVD. The new trailer is here, teasing a film filled with desperation and sinister intentions. Terence Krey (“Graves”) makes his directorial debut with An Unquiet Grave which he co-wrote with Christine Nyland (Worthless) who stars alongside Jacob A. Ware of “Boardwalk Empire.” Set a year after losing his wife in a car crash, Jamie (Jacob A. Ware) convinces her sister, Ava (Christine Nyland), to return with him to the site of the accident and help him perform a strange ritual. But as the night wears on, it becomes clear that he has darker intentions. An Unquiet Grave arrives on DVD, VOD, and Digital HD on January 18, 2022, from RLJE. N UNQUIET GRAVE DVD bonus features include: Filmmaker Commentary Lyric Video of “The Unquiet Grave” by Vanessa Cuccia Interviews with the Cast and Director An Unquiet GraveSpecial Effects Nightstream World Premiere Q&A

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 13, 2021
Netflix's Releases Out Of This World Trailer For Sci-Fi Series "The Silent Sea"

Netflix’s Releases Out Of This World Trailer For Sci-Fi Series “The Silent Sea”

Netflix’s highly-anticipated sci-fi thriller series “The Silent Sea,” has a new trailer that takes viewers to the moon for a secret mission. In the series, during a perilous 24-hour mission on the moon, space explorers try to retrieve samples from Balhae Station, a research facility steeped in classified secrets, after it goes radio silent only for things to go terribly wrong. We get the impression that something bad, possibly a creature or virus is to blame. Two actors from Netflix’s other hit South Korean series “Squid Game,” Gong Yoo, Heo Sung-tae, star in “The Silent Sea” which is directed by Choi Hang-yong who wrote and directed the 2014 short film The Sea of Tranquility which the series is based on. “The Silent Sea” premieres on Netflix on December 24, 2021.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 13, 2021
"Interview With The Vampire" Author Anne Rice Has Passed Away

“Interview With The Vampire” Author Anne Rice Has Passed Away

We have tragic news to share with you. On Saturday (12/11/2021), prolific author Anne Rice passed away at the age of 80 due to complications from a stroke. Earlier tonight, Anne passed away due to complications resulting from a stroke,” Rice’s son, Christopher Rice, said in a statement on social media. “She left us almost nineteen years to the day my father, her husband Stan, died. The immensity of our family’s grief cannot be overstated. As my mother, her support for me was unconditional — she taught me to embrace my dreams, reject conformity and challenge the dark voices of fear and self-doubt. As a writer, she taught me to defy genre boundaries and surrender to my obsessive passions. In her final hours, I sat beside her hospital bed in awe of her accomplishments and her courage, awash in memories of a life that took us from the fog laced hills of the San Francisco Bay Area to the magical

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 12, 2021
John Legend Is Producing New A 'Phantom Of The Opera' Adaptation

John Legend Is Producing New A ‘Phantom Of The Opera’ Adaptation

The new world of Universal monsters is continuing to expand. Recently reported on their upcoming film Renfield, starring Nicholas Cage as Dracula. Now, news has come (via Deadline) that the genre classic Phantom of the Opera is also getting a new adaptation that is simply titled Phantom. In the story, “a young soprano becomes the obsession of a disfigured and murderous musical genius who lives beneath the Paris Opéra House.” We can expect a killer soundtrack with eight-time Grammy-winner John Legend producing the modern day set musical along with his Get Lifted Film partner Mike Jackson. The script was written by John Fusco and Harvey Mason Jr. of Harvey Mason Media. Phantom is being described as a contemporary take on the classic 1910 novel by Gaston Leroux and is set in the French Quarter of New Orleans. The original film debuted back in 1925 and starred horror icon, Lon Chaney, as the Phantom. before it was adapted for the stage,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 12, 2021
Steelbook Review: "Rick And Morty: The Complete Fifth Season"

Steelbook Review: “Rick And Morty: The Complete Fifth Season”

The fifth season of Adult Swim’s two-time Emmy Award-winning series “Rick and Morty” is officially out on Blu-ray and Steelbook! And I’m here to tell you what I think about it. Rick and Morty: The Complete Fifth Season is packed with insane action and hilarity, featuring everything from trips to outer space to Morty dating a superhero, to giant sperm, there’s not a moment of boredom to be had. The cover of the metallic steelbook features the family aboard Rick’s spacecraft, a giant green hologram of Rick towering behind them against a red sky. Inside you will find a disc featuring all 10 episodes, one-hour episodes plus the bonus features. You will also discover the digital code and an insert with all of the episodes and special features listed (you can also find those listed here). Season 5 kicks off with Rick facing his nemesis, an ocean-dwelling freak with a libido that’s out of this world. Next, the family sets

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 12, 2021
Netflix's Disappoints Fans By Not Renewing One Of Its Hit Horror Series

New Horror Series “Archive 81” From James Wan Is Coming To Netflix

A new horror series is heading to Netflix this January. Titled “Archive 81,” the series will feature eight, one-hour-long episodes and is based on the podcast of the same name. Mamoudou Athie (Black Box), Dina Shihabi (‘Altered Carbon’), Martin Donovan (Tenet), Matt McGorry (How to Get Away with Murder), Evan Jonigkeit (The Empty Man), Julia Chan (‘Katy Keene’), and Ariana Neal (Hidden Figures) star. The series centers on archivist Dan Turner (Athie), who takes a job restoring a collection of damaged videotapes from 1994. Reconstructing the work of a documentary filmmaker named Melody Pendras (Shihabi) and is drawn into her investigation of a dangerous cult at the Visser apartment building. As the season unfolds across these two timelines, Dan slowly finds himself obsessed with uncovering what happened to Melody. When the two characters form a mysterious connection, Dan becomes convinced he can save her from the terrifying end she met 25 years ago. Rebecca Sonnenshine (“The Boys”) is serving as

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 11, 2021

More from Kelli Marchman McNeely

The Top 10 Best Horror Shows Of 2021

The Top 10 Best Horror Shows Of 2021

10. Midnight Mass (review) One of the new series the streaming giant, Netflix, unleashed this year is “Midnight Mass” from brilliant filmmaker Mike Flanagan, whose winning relationship with Netflix has given us hit series such as “The Haunting of Hill House” and “The Haunting of Bly Manor.” In “Midnight Mass“, “The arrival of a charismatic young priest brings glorious miracles, ominous mysteries, and renewed religious fervor to a dying town desperate to believe.” While I did have issues with some of the elements of the show, mainly the ending, it belongs on this list due to the quality of the series and its incredible all-star cast. 9. Shadow and Bone Dark and supernatural, the series, an adaptation of the best-selling Grishaverse novels, is set in a war-torn world where Alina Starkov has just discovered a power that could be the key to setting her country free. With the threat of the Shadow Fold looming, Alina is torn from everything she

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 14, 2021
Sink Your Teeth Into The New Exclusive Clip From 'Red Snow'

Sink Your Teeth Into The New Exclusive Clip From ‘Red Snow’

Sink your teeth into the new exclusive clip from the indie vampire horror Red Snow, written and directed by Sean Nicholas Lynch. Starring Dennice Cisneros, Nico Bellamy, and Laura Kennon, and produced by Alrik Bursell, Red Snow centers on a struggling vampire romance novelist who must defend herself against real-life vampires during Christmas in Lake Tahoe. When an injured bat transforms into a handsome vampire, struggling horror novelist Olivia Romo hides him in her garage to protect him from a vampire hunter. Besotted by the creature, she feeds him animal blood, but any chance of romance is soon thwarted when a gang of fellow bloodsuckers invades her home in search of their missing friend. Red Snow bares its fangs on DVD, VOD, and Digital on December 28, 2021, from 4Digital Media.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 14, 2021
Dermot Mulroney Joins The Cast Of 'Scream 6'

Hot New ‘Scream’ TV Spots Are Here

Ghostface will be returning this January in the latest installment of the franchise. While fans eagerly await the release, a series of TV spots have been released and it’s clear Scream is turning the heat. In one clip, we see Ghostface is toating a freakin’ flame thrower! The killer has also had some wardrobe upgrades including a sleek, shiny new mask. Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell), Gail Weathers (Courtney Cox), and Dewey Riley (David Arquette) return to save a new generation of victims in the new sequel to Scream, set twenty-five years after the first film. Deputy Judy Hicks (Marley Shelton) from Scream 4 also returns. New cast members include Jenna Ortega, Melissa Barrera, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Jack Quaid, and Dylan Minnette. Scream, the fifth film of the franchise, is directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, and produced by Chad Villella, the three members of the filmmaking group known as Radio Silence (Ready or Not, V/H/S, Southbound). James Vanderbilt (Murder

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 13, 2021
This January Danny Trejo Faces The Weeping Woman In 'The Legend Of La Llorona'

This January Danny Trejo Faces The Weeping Woman In ‘The Legend Of La Llorona’

This January, Danny Trejo faces off against the “weeping woman” in the indie horror The Legend of La Llorona, from director Patricia Harris Seeley. A malevolent spirit bent on vengeance, stalks a young family visiting Mexico. Andrew, Carly, and their son Danny travel to an isolated hacienda in Mexico for a much-needed vacation. As they enter the town, signs showing missing children set an ominous tone. The family learns of the legend of “La Llorona,” the evil spirit of a distraught mother who lurks near the water’s edge and strikes fear in the hearts of all who see her. La Llorona torments the family mercilessly, snatching Danny and trapping him in a netherworld between the living and the dead. Aided by the resourceful taxi driver Jorge (Danny Trejo) the family races to save their only child, navigating the foreboding countryside held by menacing cartel thugs. Gaining strength and power and leaving a path of death and destruction in her wake,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 13, 2021
RLJE Announces Release Of The Horror Film 'An Unquiet Grave'

RLJE Announces Release Of The Horror Film ‘An Unquiet Grave’

RLJE Films is set to release Shudder’s horror An Unquiet Game this January on DVD. The new trailer is here, teasing a film filled with desperation and sinister intentions. Terence Krey (“Graves”) makes his directorial debut with An Unquiet Grave which he co-wrote with Christine Nyland (Worthless) who stars alongside Jacob A. Ware of “Boardwalk Empire.” Set a year after losing his wife in a car crash, Jamie (Jacob A. Ware) convinces her sister, Ava (Christine Nyland), to return with him to the site of the accident and help him perform a strange ritual. But as the night wears on, it becomes clear that he has darker intentions. An Unquiet Grave arrives on DVD, VOD, and Digital HD on January 18, 2022, from RLJE. N UNQUIET GRAVE DVD bonus features include: Filmmaker Commentary Lyric Video of “The Unquiet Grave” by Vanessa Cuccia Interviews with the Cast and Director An Unquiet GraveSpecial Effects Nightstream World Premiere Q&A

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 13, 2021
Netflix's Releases Out Of This World Trailer For Sci-Fi Series "The Silent Sea"

Netflix’s Releases Out Of This World Trailer For Sci-Fi Series “The Silent Sea”

Netflix’s highly-anticipated sci-fi thriller series “The Silent Sea,” has a new trailer that takes viewers to the moon for a secret mission. In the series, during a perilous 24-hour mission on the moon, space explorers try to retrieve samples from Balhae Station, a research facility steeped in classified secrets, after it goes radio silent only for things to go terribly wrong. We get the impression that something bad, possibly a creature or virus is to blame. Two actors from Netflix’s other hit South Korean series “Squid Game,” Gong Yoo, Heo Sung-tae, star in “The Silent Sea” which is directed by Choi Hang-yong who wrote and directed the 2014 short film The Sea of Tranquility which the series is based on. “The Silent Sea” premieres on Netflix on December 24, 2021.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 13, 2021
"Interview With The Vampire" Author Anne Rice Has Passed Away

“Interview With The Vampire” Author Anne Rice Has Passed Away

We have tragic news to share with you. On Saturday (12/11/2021), prolific author Anne Rice passed away at the age of 80 due to complications from a stroke. Earlier tonight, Anne passed away due to complications resulting from a stroke,” Rice’s son, Christopher Rice, said in a statement on social media. “She left us almost nineteen years to the day my father, her husband Stan, died. The immensity of our family’s grief cannot be overstated. As my mother, her support for me was unconditional — she taught me to embrace my dreams, reject conformity and challenge the dark voices of fear and self-doubt. As a writer, she taught me to defy genre boundaries and surrender to my obsessive passions. In her final hours, I sat beside her hospital bed in awe of her accomplishments and her courage, awash in memories of a life that took us from the fog laced hills of the San Francisco Bay Area to the magical

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 12, 2021
John Legend Is Producing New A 'Phantom Of The Opera' Adaptation

John Legend Is Producing New A ‘Phantom Of The Opera’ Adaptation

The new world of Universal monsters is continuing to expand. Recently reported on their upcoming film Renfield, starring Nicholas Cage as Dracula. Now, news has come (via Deadline) that the genre classic Phantom of the Opera is also getting a new adaptation that is simply titled Phantom. In the story, “a young soprano becomes the obsession of a disfigured and murderous musical genius who lives beneath the Paris Opéra House.” We can expect a killer soundtrack with eight-time Grammy-winner John Legend producing the modern day set musical along with his Get Lifted Film partner Mike Jackson. The script was written by John Fusco and Harvey Mason Jr. of Harvey Mason Media. Phantom is being described as a contemporary take on the classic 1910 novel by Gaston Leroux and is set in the French Quarter of New Orleans. The original film debuted back in 1925 and starred horror icon, Lon Chaney, as the Phantom. before it was adapted for the stage,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 12, 2021
Steelbook Review: "Rick And Morty: The Complete Fifth Season"

Steelbook Review: “Rick And Morty: The Complete Fifth Season”

The fifth season of Adult Swim’s two-time Emmy Award-winning series “Rick and Morty” is officially out on Blu-ray and Steelbook! And I’m here to tell you what I think about it. Rick and Morty: The Complete Fifth Season is packed with insane action and hilarity, featuring everything from trips to outer space to Morty dating a superhero, to giant sperm, there’s not a moment of boredom to be had. The cover of the metallic steelbook features the family aboard Rick’s spacecraft, a giant green hologram of Rick towering behind them against a red sky. Inside you will find a disc featuring all 10 episodes, one-hour episodes plus the bonus features. You will also discover the digital code and an insert with all of the episodes and special features listed (you can also find those listed here). Season 5 kicks off with Rick facing his nemesis, an ocean-dwelling freak with a libido that’s out of this world. Next, the family sets

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 12, 2021
Netflix's Disappoints Fans By Not Renewing One Of Its Hit Horror Series

New Horror Series “Archive 81” From James Wan Is Coming To Netflix

A new horror series is heading to Netflix this January. Titled “Archive 81,” the series will feature eight, one-hour-long episodes and is based on the podcast of the same name. Mamoudou Athie (Black Box), Dina Shihabi (‘Altered Carbon’), Martin Donovan (Tenet), Matt McGorry (How to Get Away with Murder), Evan Jonigkeit (The Empty Man), Julia Chan (‘Katy Keene’), and Ariana Neal (Hidden Figures) star. The series centers on archivist Dan Turner (Athie), who takes a job restoring a collection of damaged videotapes from 1994. Reconstructing the work of a documentary filmmaker named Melody Pendras (Shihabi) and is drawn into her investigation of a dangerous cult at the Visser apartment building. As the season unfolds across these two timelines, Dan slowly finds himself obsessed with uncovering what happened to Melody. When the two characters form a mysterious connection, Dan becomes convinced he can save her from the terrifying end she met 25 years ago. Rebecca Sonnenshine (“The Boys”) is serving as

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 11, 2021
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