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Brutal Social Media Horror Movie ‘Shook’ Coming To DVD & Digital

RLJE Films will unleash the brutal social media horror and Shudder Original Shook, from writer-director Jennifer Harrington (Housekeeping, “Dear…”) this August on VOD, Digital HD, and DVD. In Shook, when Mia, a social media star, becomes the target of an online terror campaign, she’s forced to solve a series of games to prevent people she cares about from getting murdered. But is it real? Or is it just a game at her expense? Daisye Tutor (Funny Story, Come as You Are), Emily Goss (Snapshots, The House on Pine Street), Nicola Posener (“The Bold and the Beautiful,” Mythica Series), and Octavius J. Johnson (Sleepless, “Ray Donovan”) star. Get your copy of Shook on DVD or watch it on VOD or Digital HD on August 17, 2021.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 13, 2021
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Filming For Season 2 Of “The Lord Of The Rings” Announced Ahead Of Season 1’s 2022 Premiere

Amazon Studios announced today that ahead of season one’s premiere, that the second season of their “The Lord of the Rings” series is set to film in the United Kingdom (U.K.). The highly anticipated “The Lord of the Rings” series recently wrapped principal photography on Season One in New Zealand and is scheduled to premiere on Prime Video in more than 240 countries around the world on Friday, September 2, 2022. We want to thank the people and the government of New Zealand for their hospitality and dedication and for providing The Lord of the Rings series with an incredible place to begin this epic journey,” said Vernon Sanders, VP and Co-Head of TV, Amazon Studios. “We are grateful to the New Zealand Film Commission, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, Tourism New Zealand, Auckland Unlimited, and others for their tremendous collaboration that supported the New Zealand film sector and the local economy during the production of Season One.”

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 13, 2021
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Series Review: Epix’s “Chapelwaite” Is The Best New Show Of The Year!

When it comes to adaptations no writer’s work has been turned into series and films more than Stephen King (not that we’re complaining). The most recent adaptation of King’s work is Epix’s soon to premiere series “Chapelwaite,” based on King’s short story Jerusalem’s Lot. Academy Award® Winner Adrien Brody stars alongside Emily Hampshire in the series set in the 1850s. The series follows Captain Charles Boone (Brody), who relocates his family of three children to the ancestral home he inherited in the small, seemingly sleepy town of Preacher’s Corners, Maine after his wife dies at sea.  He is surprised to learn that the entire town hates his family. Hampshire’s Rebecca offers her services as a nanny for Charles’ children without him knowing that she took the job to learn more about his family for an article she’s secretly writing. Soon all hell breaks loose as Charles and his family become the target of vampires out to find an ancient book that

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 13, 2021
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Premiere Date & Trailer For The Sixth And Final Season Of “Lucifer”

We will soon have to say goodbye to our favorite handsome devil. Netflix has now announced that the season 6 premiere date and trailer for “Lucifer,” which will be its last season. The 10 episode season will be released all at once on September 10th. Tom Ellis, Lauren German, DB Woodside, Kevin Alejandro, Lesley-Ann Brandit, Scarlett Estevez, and Rachel Harris return and are joined by new cast members Chris Coy, Emmy Mattingly, and “RuPaul’s Drag Race” stars Katya and Bob the Drag Queen. In season 5, God landed on earth and announced that he was retiring, leaving Lucifer and Michael fighting for the job. Lucifer may have won, but there’s a battle coming as someone else wants to raise a little hell. Now, it’s up to Lucifer and his friends to save the world.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 13, 2021
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The New Clip From Hulu’s “Nine Perfect Strangers” Introduces Melissa McCarthy (Watch)

A new clip is here, teasing the first episode of Hulu’s new series “Nine Perfect Strangers”, based on the best-selling novel by Liane Moriarty. We see Melissa McCarthy entering her room at the mysterious facility with hopes that she will find her salvation and healing. “Nine Perfect Strangers” “is set at a health-and-wellness resort that promises healing and transformation as nine stressed city dwellers try to get on a path to a better way of living. Watching over them during this ten-day retreat is the resort’s director Masha (Nicole Kidman), a woman on a mission to reinvigorate their tired minds and bodies. However, these nine “perfect” strangers have no idea what is about to hit them.” Talk about an all-star cast, the series features Golden Globe winner Nicole Kidman (“Big Little Lies”) with the guests of the resort being played by Melissa McCarthy, Luke Evans, Regina Hall, Grace Van Patten, Bobby Cannavale, Asher Keddie, Michael Shannon, Samara Weaving, and Melvin

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 12, 2021
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Thrilling Crime Series “The Killing” Premieres Exclusively On Topic

Season one of the dark, thrilling series “The Killing” is now streaming in the US, exclusively on Topic as part of “Topic’s Summer of Suspense”. Directed by Kristoffer Nyholm (“Taboo”, The Vanishing) and Fabian Wullenweber (Catch That Girl, Gemini), the series has won 12 international awards including BAFTA TV’s Best International Award and nominated for International Emmy Awards for a drama series. Season one centers around “the brutal murder of a young girl that launches an extended police investigation. Detective Sarah Lund is supposed to leave for a new life in Sweden but can’t bring herself to leave the case behind. The girl’s parents and friends struggle to cope with their loss. Troels Hartmann is campaigning to be mayor of Copenhagen but struggles when links are revealed between city hall and the murder. Over a time span of twenty days, suspect upon suspect is sought out as violence and political pressures cast their shadows over the hunt for the killer.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 12, 2021
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‘Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman’ Coming To DVD

Explore the case of one of America’s most infamous serial killers, Ted Bundy, in the upcoming film Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman, starring Chad Michael Murray (House Of Wax, The Haunting In Connecticut 2: Ghosts Of Georgia, and “Riverdale”) as the charismatic murderer. A specter roams the highways of a gritty and decadent 1970s America, hunting for his next prey—his name is Ted Bundy (Chad Michael Murray). Tracking him down are the intrepid female detective Kathleen McChesney (Holland Roden), working out of the Seattle Police bureau, and rookie FBI profiler Robert Ressler (Jake Hays), the government agent who coined the term “serial killer.” This is the true story behind the manhunt that brought America’s most fearsome boogeyman to justice. Daniel Farrands wrote and directed the film that also stars Lin Shaye (Insidious franchise, The Grudge, Penny Dreadful: City Of Angels) and Holland Roden (Escape Room 2, “Teen Wolf”). Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman will have its Fathom theatrical release on August 16,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 12, 2021
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‘Evil Dead’ Is Headed Back To Theaters To Celebrate 40th Anniversary

When it comes to classic horror, you don’t get much more iconic than writer-director Sam Raimi’s 1981 film The Evil Dead, which has spawned sequels, a reboot, a TV series, and a game franchise. This October the cherished film is returning to theaters to celebrate its 40th anniversary. In addition to the part horror, part comedy film’s theatrical return, attendees will be treated to an exclusive introduction from star Bruce Campbell, who portrayed the franchise’s iconic lead character, Ashley “Ash” Williams. In the first installment of Raimi’s famed original Evil Dead trilogy, Ash (Campbell), his girlfriend Linda (Baker), his sister Cheryl (Sandweiss), and couple Scotty (Delrich) and Shelly (York), drive to a remote cabin in the woods for a fun getaway. While there, they find the Necronomicon Ex-Mortis (aka “The Book of the Dead”), an ancient tome whose text reawakens the dead when read out loud. After unintentionally releasing a flood of evil, the five friends must fight for their

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 12, 2021
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Shudder Acquires The Horror “The Last Thing Mary Shaw” Ahead OF Fantasia

Writer-director Edoardo Vitaletti‘s feature debut, the occult thriller The Last Thing Mary Saw, is heading to Shudder. Ahead of its premiere at Fantasia, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural has snagged the rights to the film which will premiere on the streaming service in 2022. The Last Thing Mary Saw begins in Southold, New York, 1843: Young Mary (Stefanie Scott, Insidious: Chapter 3), blood trickling from behind the blindfold tied around her eyes, is interrogated about the events surrounding her grandmother’s death. As the story jumps back in time, we witness Mary, raised in a repressively religious household, finding fleeting happiness in the arms of Eleanor (Isabelle Fuhrman, Orphan), the home’s maid. Her family, who believe they are seeing, speaking, and acting on God’s behalf, view the girls’ relationship as an abomination, to be dealt with as severely as possible. The couple attempts to carry on in secret, but someone is always watching, or listening,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 12, 2021
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‘Prisoners of the Ghostland’ Gets An Explosive New Trailer

The trailer for Sion Sono‘s Prisoners of the Ghostland, starring Nicolas Cage (Willy’s Wonderland, Conair), has just made World Premiere and it’s explosive, literally (Cage’s cojones are strapped with explovises). Set in the treacherous frontier city of Samurai Town, the film centers on a ruthless bank robber (Nicolas Cage) who has been sprung from jail by the wealthy warlord, The Governor (Bill Moseley), whose adopted granddaughter Bernice (Sofia Boutella) has gone missing. The Governor offers the prisoner his freedom in exchange for retrieving the runaway. Strapped into a leather suit that will self-destruct within five days, the bandit sets off on a journey to find the young woman—and his own path to redemption. RLJE Films will release Prisoners of the Ghostland, in theaters and on VOD and Digital on September 17, 2021.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 11, 2021

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Brutal Social Media Horror Movie ‘Shook’ Coming To DVD & Digital

RLJE Films will unleash the brutal social media horror and Shudder Original Shook, from writer-director Jennifer Harrington (Housekeeping, “Dear…”) this August on VOD, Digital HD, and DVD. In Shook, when Mia, a social media star, becomes the target of an online terror campaign, she’s forced to solve a series of games to prevent people she cares about from getting murdered. But is it real? Or is it just a game at her expense? Daisye Tutor (Funny Story, Come as You Are), Emily Goss (Snapshots, The House on Pine Street), Nicola Posener (“The Bold and the Beautiful,” Mythica Series), and Octavius J. Johnson (Sleepless, “Ray Donovan”) star. Get your copy of Shook on DVD or watch it on VOD or Digital HD on August 17, 2021.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 13, 2021
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Filming For Season 2 Of “The Lord Of The Rings” Announced Ahead Of Season 1’s 2022 Premiere

Amazon Studios announced today that ahead of season one’s premiere, that the second season of their “The Lord of the Rings” series is set to film in the United Kingdom (U.K.). The highly anticipated “The Lord of the Rings” series recently wrapped principal photography on Season One in New Zealand and is scheduled to premiere on Prime Video in more than 240 countries around the world on Friday, September 2, 2022. We want to thank the people and the government of New Zealand for their hospitality and dedication and for providing The Lord of the Rings series with an incredible place to begin this epic journey,” said Vernon Sanders, VP and Co-Head of TV, Amazon Studios. “We are grateful to the New Zealand Film Commission, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, Tourism New Zealand, Auckland Unlimited, and others for their tremendous collaboration that supported the New Zealand film sector and the local economy during the production of Season One.”

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 13, 2021
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Series Review: Epix’s “Chapelwaite” Is The Best New Show Of The Year!

When it comes to adaptations no writer’s work has been turned into series and films more than Stephen King (not that we’re complaining). The most recent adaptation of King’s work is Epix’s soon to premiere series “Chapelwaite,” based on King’s short story Jerusalem’s Lot. Academy Award® Winner Adrien Brody stars alongside Emily Hampshire in the series set in the 1850s. The series follows Captain Charles Boone (Brody), who relocates his family of three children to the ancestral home he inherited in the small, seemingly sleepy town of Preacher’s Corners, Maine after his wife dies at sea.  He is surprised to learn that the entire town hates his family. Hampshire’s Rebecca offers her services as a nanny for Charles’ children without him knowing that she took the job to learn more about his family for an article she’s secretly writing. Soon all hell breaks loose as Charles and his family become the target of vampires out to find an ancient book that

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 13, 2021
Horror Fuel

Premiere Date & Trailer For The Sixth And Final Season Of “Lucifer”

We will soon have to say goodbye to our favorite handsome devil. Netflix has now announced that the season 6 premiere date and trailer for “Lucifer,” which will be its last season. The 10 episode season will be released all at once on September 10th. Tom Ellis, Lauren German, DB Woodside, Kevin Alejandro, Lesley-Ann Brandit, Scarlett Estevez, and Rachel Harris return and are joined by new cast members Chris Coy, Emmy Mattingly, and “RuPaul’s Drag Race” stars Katya and Bob the Drag Queen. In season 5, God landed on earth and announced that he was retiring, leaving Lucifer and Michael fighting for the job. Lucifer may have won, but there’s a battle coming as someone else wants to raise a little hell. Now, it’s up to Lucifer and his friends to save the world.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 13, 2021
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The New Clip From Hulu’s “Nine Perfect Strangers” Introduces Melissa McCarthy (Watch)

A new clip is here, teasing the first episode of Hulu’s new series “Nine Perfect Strangers”, based on the best-selling novel by Liane Moriarty. We see Melissa McCarthy entering her room at the mysterious facility with hopes that she will find her salvation and healing. “Nine Perfect Strangers” “is set at a health-and-wellness resort that promises healing and transformation as nine stressed city dwellers try to get on a path to a better way of living. Watching over them during this ten-day retreat is the resort’s director Masha (Nicole Kidman), a woman on a mission to reinvigorate their tired minds and bodies. However, these nine “perfect” strangers have no idea what is about to hit them.” Talk about an all-star cast, the series features Golden Globe winner Nicole Kidman (“Big Little Lies”) with the guests of the resort being played by Melissa McCarthy, Luke Evans, Regina Hall, Grace Van Patten, Bobby Cannavale, Asher Keddie, Michael Shannon, Samara Weaving, and Melvin

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 12, 2021
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Thrilling Crime Series “The Killing” Premieres Exclusively On Topic

Season one of the dark, thrilling series “The Killing” is now streaming in the US, exclusively on Topic as part of “Topic’s Summer of Suspense”. Directed by Kristoffer Nyholm (“Taboo”, The Vanishing) and Fabian Wullenweber (Catch That Girl, Gemini), the series has won 12 international awards including BAFTA TV’s Best International Award and nominated for International Emmy Awards for a drama series. Season one centers around “the brutal murder of a young girl that launches an extended police investigation. Detective Sarah Lund is supposed to leave for a new life in Sweden but can’t bring herself to leave the case behind. The girl’s parents and friends struggle to cope with their loss. Troels Hartmann is campaigning to be mayor of Copenhagen but struggles when links are revealed between city hall and the murder. Over a time span of twenty days, suspect upon suspect is sought out as violence and political pressures cast their shadows over the hunt for the killer.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 12, 2021
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‘Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman’ Coming To DVD

Explore the case of one of America’s most infamous serial killers, Ted Bundy, in the upcoming film Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman, starring Chad Michael Murray (House Of Wax, The Haunting In Connecticut 2: Ghosts Of Georgia, and “Riverdale”) as the charismatic murderer. A specter roams the highways of a gritty and decadent 1970s America, hunting for his next prey—his name is Ted Bundy (Chad Michael Murray). Tracking him down are the intrepid female detective Kathleen McChesney (Holland Roden), working out of the Seattle Police bureau, and rookie FBI profiler Robert Ressler (Jake Hays), the government agent who coined the term “serial killer.” This is the true story behind the manhunt that brought America’s most fearsome boogeyman to justice. Daniel Farrands wrote and directed the film that also stars Lin Shaye (Insidious franchise, The Grudge, Penny Dreadful: City Of Angels) and Holland Roden (Escape Room 2, “Teen Wolf”). Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman will have its Fathom theatrical release on August 16,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 12, 2021
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‘Evil Dead’ Is Headed Back To Theaters To Celebrate 40th Anniversary

When it comes to classic horror, you don’t get much more iconic than writer-director Sam Raimi’s 1981 film The Evil Dead, which has spawned sequels, a reboot, a TV series, and a game franchise. This October the cherished film is returning to theaters to celebrate its 40th anniversary. In addition to the part horror, part comedy film’s theatrical return, attendees will be treated to an exclusive introduction from star Bruce Campbell, who portrayed the franchise’s iconic lead character, Ashley “Ash” Williams. In the first installment of Raimi’s famed original Evil Dead trilogy, Ash (Campbell), his girlfriend Linda (Baker), his sister Cheryl (Sandweiss), and couple Scotty (Delrich) and Shelly (York), drive to a remote cabin in the woods for a fun getaway. While there, they find the Necronomicon Ex-Mortis (aka “The Book of the Dead”), an ancient tome whose text reawakens the dead when read out loud. After unintentionally releasing a flood of evil, the five friends must fight for their

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 12, 2021
Horror Fuel

Shudder Acquires The Horror “The Last Thing Mary Shaw” Ahead OF Fantasia

Writer-director Edoardo Vitaletti‘s feature debut, the occult thriller The Last Thing Mary Saw, is heading to Shudder. Ahead of its premiere at Fantasia, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural has snagged the rights to the film which will premiere on the streaming service in 2022. The Last Thing Mary Saw begins in Southold, New York, 1843: Young Mary (Stefanie Scott, Insidious: Chapter 3), blood trickling from behind the blindfold tied around her eyes, is interrogated about the events surrounding her grandmother’s death. As the story jumps back in time, we witness Mary, raised in a repressively religious household, finding fleeting happiness in the arms of Eleanor (Isabelle Fuhrman, Orphan), the home’s maid. Her family, who believe they are seeing, speaking, and acting on God’s behalf, view the girls’ relationship as an abomination, to be dealt with as severely as possible. The couple attempts to carry on in secret, but someone is always watching, or listening,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 12, 2021
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‘Prisoners of the Ghostland’ Gets An Explosive New Trailer

The trailer for Sion Sono‘s Prisoners of the Ghostland, starring Nicolas Cage (Willy’s Wonderland, Conair), has just made World Premiere and it’s explosive, literally (Cage’s cojones are strapped with explovises). Set in the treacherous frontier city of Samurai Town, the film centers on a ruthless bank robber (Nicolas Cage) who has been sprung from jail by the wealthy warlord, The Governor (Bill Moseley), whose adopted granddaughter Bernice (Sofia Boutella) has gone missing. The Governor offers the prisoner his freedom in exchange for retrieving the runaway. Strapped into a leather suit that will self-destruct within five days, the bandit sets off on a journey to find the young woman—and his own path to redemption. RLJE Films will release Prisoners of the Ghostland, in theaters and on VOD and Digital on September 17, 2021.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 11, 2021
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