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The New ‘Paranormal Activity’ Movie Will Skip Theaters

The upcoming new installment of the Paranormal Activity franchise will be skipping theaters and heading straight to Paramount+. Directed by William Eubank (Underwater) is in the director’s chair for the sequel written by Christopher Landon, the man behind Paranormal Activity II, III, and IV, Happy Death Day and Freaky, which was released earlier this year. Paranormal Activity‘s Oren Peli and Jason Blum are producing. Details are being kept quiet, but the movie has been described as “an unexpected retooling” of the franchise and will continue the tradition of the franchise’s found-footage style the began with the first film, released in 2007. Set to be released later this year, the film stars Emily Bader, Dan Lippert, Roland Buck III, and Henry Ayres-Brown. We’ll keep you posted. In the meantime, you can watch the Paranormal Activity franchise now on Paramount+. Sign up now for a free 7-day trial or for a monthly membership for $5.99. The franchise is also streaming on Prime.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 8, 2021
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This May ‘The Devil’s Child’ Will Be Unleashed

The trailer is for The Devil’s Child (aka Diavlo) ahead of its release this May, teasing a chilling film with fantastic special effects. When a young nurse takes on the care of an old sickly man she has no warning that he has dark secrets and dark powers, not knowing that she is linked to the family. As she draws closer to the man in the dark gothic manor, secrets come to light as he begins to plague her nightmares. Maria Camila Pérez, Germán Naranjo, Marvens Paissano, and Fiona Horsey star in this dark supernatural thriller written and directed by David Bohórquez (The Banished) who produces along with Katherine Dia. The Devil’s Child will be unleashed on May 7, 2021, from Vertical Entertainment.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 8, 2021
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New Amazon Anthology Series “Unknown” Combines Horror & True Crime

Horror anthologies are big right now with several movies and series being released this year. Craig MacNeill who brought us series like “The Twilight Zone” and “Castle Rock” and Clay Chapman, who teamed up with MacNeill for the SXSW hit The Boy (pictured), have teamed up once again, this time with Jonathan Nolan & Lisa Joy’s Kilter Films for the genre anthology series “Unkown” that will show on Amazon, Deadline reports. & “Unknown” is a psychological horror anthology series that plunges into the corners of the American landscape, probing the intersection of folklore and our bloody history of true crime.” Expected to tackle a different story each season, “Unkown‘s” first season centers on an estranged brother and sister who return to the infamous Texas Killings Fields, only to encounter a dark spirit that inhabits the land from their childhood. The Texas Killing Fields is the true-crime part of the story. Located along Interstate Highway 45, the strip of land that

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 8, 2021
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Chad Michael Murray Cast As Ted Bundy In ‘American Boogeyman’

Daniel Ferrands, the director of Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, is back with his new true crime film American Boogeyman, the story of the detective and FBI profiler who hunted serial killer Ted Bundy. Chad Michael Murray, who starred in Warner Bros’ 2005 House of Wax remake, The Haunting in Connecticut: Ghosts of Georgia, and the CW’s “Riverdale,” will star as the serial killer Ted Bundy, ScreenDaily reports. Murray will star alongside Lin Shaye (Insidious, The Grudge) and Holland Roden (Sony’s Escape Room 2, MTV’s Teen Wolf). “Set in a gritty and decadent 1970s America, American Boogeyman follows the elusive and charming killer and the manhunt that brought him to justice involving the detective and the FBI rookie who coined the phrase ‘serial killer’.” Farrands is also behind several other true-crime films including The Amityville Murders, The Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson, and 2019’s The Haunting of Sharon Tate. Voltage Pictures has worldwide rights to the thriller. Fathom Events

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 8, 2021
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A First Look At The Pages Of DC’s Imprint “The Conjuring: The Lover”

This June, DC will unleash its all-new DC Horror imprint The Conjuring: The Lover, the monthly five-issue limited series that serves as a prelude to the highly-anticipated film The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, opening in theaters on June 4th. We’ve got a first look at the interior pages of the first issue by artist Gary Brown, who also did the Catwoman comic for DC. The Conjuring: The Lover expands the tragic story of Jessica, a college freshman returning to campus after winter break, bringing with her the anxieties of last semester’s poor grades, the awkwardness of facing a boy she wishes she’d never slept with, and an undeniably unnerving feeling of being watched. Jessica soon comes to realize that something evil has made her its target, and it will not rest until it has her in its unholy grip. But why did this sinister presence set its sights on a seemingly normal college freshman? This terrifying series

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 8, 2021
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Disney Plus Announces New Muppets Halloween Special, ‘Muppets Haunted Mansion’

The Muppets will soon be haunting Disney Plus! Kermit, Miss Piggy, Gonzo, and the rest of their pals will star in their first-ever Halloween special, Muppets Haunted Mansion, coming exclusively to Disney Plus. All of the beloved Muppets, created by Jim Henson, will be there along with celebrities and all new music. “Muppets Haunted Mansion takes place on Halloween night, when Gonzo is challenged to spend one very daring night in the most grim-grinning place on earth: The Haunted Mansion.” The announcement came today via a video featuring Gonzo and Pepe and we couldn’t be more excited! Can’t wait till this Fall and need a Muppet fix now? The entire original 70s “Muppet Show” is now on Disney Plus as is “Muppets Now” and the 2012 movie The Muppets. Are you excited? Let us know!

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 7, 2021
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Elijah Woods Interrogates A Killer In The First Look At ‘No Man Of God’

We’ve got the first images from RLJE Films’ new thriller No Man of God ahead of its premiere at the TriBeCa Film Festival. The film is based on real transcripts and conversations between serial killer Ted Bundy and FBI Agent Bill Hagmaier. No Man of God explores FBI agent Bill Hagmaier’s actual interrogation of Ted Bundy,” said Mark Ward, Chief Acquisitions Officer at RLJE Films. “A story that has never been told, No Man Of God brings a new and revealing perspective to the Ted Bundy story.” Directed by Amber Sealey (No Light and No Land Anywhere), the film stars Elijah Wood (The Lord of the Rings Trilogy), Luke Kirby (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”), Aleksa Palladino (The Irishman), and Robert Patrick (Terminator 2). It was written by Kit Lesser. No Man of God explores a familiar subject through a different lens. Through the brilliant direction of Amber Sealey, the film poses challenging questions about the dangers of our obsession with

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 7, 2021
Horror Fuel

IFC Films Acquires Coming Of Age Thriller ‘John And The Hole’

IFC Films announced today that they are acquiring North American rights to the psychological coming-of-age thriller John and the Hole, directed by visual artist Pascual Sisto – one of Variety’s “10 Directors to Watch” in 2021 – in his feature debut. “In this enigmatic and unsettling meditation on adolescent angst, 13-year-old John (Charlie Shotwell) discovers an unfinished bunker while exploring the neighboring woods—a deep hole in the ground. Seemingly without provocation, he drugs his affluent parents (Michael C. Hall and Jennifer Ehle) and older sister (Taissa Farmiga), holding them captive within the bunker. As they anxiously wait for John to free them from the hole, the boy returns home, where he can finally enjoy and explore his newfound independence. Exploring the difficult passage from childhood freedom to adult responsibility, John and the Hole is both a slow-burn psychological thriller and meditative coming-of-age fable, anchored by a chilling lead performance from Charlie Shotwell.” The film is an adaptation by award-winning screenwriter

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 7, 2021
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Shudder Announces “Summer Of Chills” Featuring 12 Exclusive Films

Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streamer for horror, thriller, and the supernatural, announced today its “Summer of Chills” slate of twelve new original and exclusive films for June, July, and August, including the anticipated debut of landmark horror director George A. Romero’s legendary “lost” film The Amusement Park on Tuesday, June 8. The robust summer lineup kicks off with Caveat, an eerie, slow-building, cat-and-mouse thriller, and continues with such marquee films as The Boy Behind the Door, Justin Powell, and David Charbonier’s directorial debut; Jakob’s Wife, starring horror icon Barbara Crampton; and Kandisha, the long-awaited new supernatural shocker from the French directing duo of Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo, who return to Shudder following the success of their film Among the Living; in addition to many others. Shudder’s ‘Summer of Chills’ offers something for everyone with a fantastic line-up of new premieres every week, on top of the best library of curated streaming horror films anywhere,” said Craig Engler, Shudder’s General

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 7, 2021
Horror Fuel

Equal Parts Horror And Mystery, ‘Open Your Eyes’ Is Out This June

A writer’s world begins to unravel in Open Your Eyes, a suspense-filled horror-thriller starring Ry Barrett (The Heretics, Still the Water) and Joanna Saul (Limited, Overlord) that takes you on a journey that is equal parts horrific and mysterious. In the film, “Jason Miller (Ry Barrett) dives headfirst into his newest screenplay in an attempt to avoid dealing with a traumatic experience. With his mental state teetering on the edge, he meets Lisa (Joanna Saul), his neighbor from down the hall, and a relationship begins to form. As he becomes more intrigued with Lisa, Jason continues to burn the midnight oil to finish his script, strange and mysterious things begin to happen, causing him to question everything. With his mind unraveling and his life spinning out of control, Jason struggles to hold onto the one thing he wants most, hope.” Written and directed by Greg A. Sager (Devil Seed, Kingdom Come) Open Your Eyes is a genre-bending blend of thriller,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 7, 2021

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The New ‘Paranormal Activity’ Movie Will Skip Theaters

The upcoming new installment of the Paranormal Activity franchise will be skipping theaters and heading straight to Paramount+. Directed by William Eubank (Underwater) is in the director’s chair for the sequel written by Christopher Landon, the man behind Paranormal Activity II, III, and IV, Happy Death Day and Freaky, which was released earlier this year. Paranormal Activity‘s Oren Peli and Jason Blum are producing. Details are being kept quiet, but the movie has been described as “an unexpected retooling” of the franchise and will continue the tradition of the franchise’s found-footage style the began with the first film, released in 2007. Set to be released later this year, the film stars Emily Bader, Dan Lippert, Roland Buck III, and Henry Ayres-Brown. We’ll keep you posted. In the meantime, you can watch the Paranormal Activity franchise now on Paramount+. Sign up now for a free 7-day trial or for a monthly membership for $5.99. The franchise is also streaming on Prime.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 8, 2021
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This May ‘The Devil’s Child’ Will Be Unleashed

The trailer is for The Devil’s Child (aka Diavlo) ahead of its release this May, teasing a chilling film with fantastic special effects. When a young nurse takes on the care of an old sickly man she has no warning that he has dark secrets and dark powers, not knowing that she is linked to the family. As she draws closer to the man in the dark gothic manor, secrets come to light as he begins to plague her nightmares. Maria Camila Pérez, Germán Naranjo, Marvens Paissano, and Fiona Horsey star in this dark supernatural thriller written and directed by David Bohórquez (The Banished) who produces along with Katherine Dia. The Devil’s Child will be unleashed on May 7, 2021, from Vertical Entertainment.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 8, 2021
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New Amazon Anthology Series “Unknown” Combines Horror & True Crime

Horror anthologies are big right now with several movies and series being released this year. Craig MacNeill who brought us series like “The Twilight Zone” and “Castle Rock” and Clay Chapman, who teamed up with MacNeill for the SXSW hit The Boy (pictured), have teamed up once again, this time with Jonathan Nolan & Lisa Joy’s Kilter Films for the genre anthology series “Unkown” that will show on Amazon, Deadline reports. & “Unknown” is a psychological horror anthology series that plunges into the corners of the American landscape, probing the intersection of folklore and our bloody history of true crime.” Expected to tackle a different story each season, “Unkown‘s” first season centers on an estranged brother and sister who return to the infamous Texas Killings Fields, only to encounter a dark spirit that inhabits the land from their childhood. The Texas Killing Fields is the true-crime part of the story. Located along Interstate Highway 45, the strip of land that

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 8, 2021
Horror Fuel

Chad Michael Murray Cast As Ted Bundy In ‘American Boogeyman’

Daniel Ferrands, the director of Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, is back with his new true crime film American Boogeyman, the story of the detective and FBI profiler who hunted serial killer Ted Bundy. Chad Michael Murray, who starred in Warner Bros’ 2005 House of Wax remake, The Haunting in Connecticut: Ghosts of Georgia, and the CW’s “Riverdale,” will star as the serial killer Ted Bundy, ScreenDaily reports. Murray will star alongside Lin Shaye (Insidious, The Grudge) and Holland Roden (Sony’s Escape Room 2, MTV’s Teen Wolf). “Set in a gritty and decadent 1970s America, American Boogeyman follows the elusive and charming killer and the manhunt that brought him to justice involving the detective and the FBI rookie who coined the phrase ‘serial killer’.” Farrands is also behind several other true-crime films including The Amityville Murders, The Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson, and 2019’s The Haunting of Sharon Tate. Voltage Pictures has worldwide rights to the thriller. Fathom Events

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 8, 2021
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A First Look At The Pages Of DC’s Imprint “The Conjuring: The Lover”

This June, DC will unleash its all-new DC Horror imprint The Conjuring: The Lover, the monthly five-issue limited series that serves as a prelude to the highly-anticipated film The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, opening in theaters on June 4th. We’ve got a first look at the interior pages of the first issue by artist Gary Brown, who also did the Catwoman comic for DC. The Conjuring: The Lover expands the tragic story of Jessica, a college freshman returning to campus after winter break, bringing with her the anxieties of last semester’s poor grades, the awkwardness of facing a boy she wishes she’d never slept with, and an undeniably unnerving feeling of being watched. Jessica soon comes to realize that something evil has made her its target, and it will not rest until it has her in its unholy grip. But why did this sinister presence set its sights on a seemingly normal college freshman? This terrifying series

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 8, 2021
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Disney Plus Announces New Muppets Halloween Special, ‘Muppets Haunted Mansion’

The Muppets will soon be haunting Disney Plus! Kermit, Miss Piggy, Gonzo, and the rest of their pals will star in their first-ever Halloween special, Muppets Haunted Mansion, coming exclusively to Disney Plus. All of the beloved Muppets, created by Jim Henson, will be there along with celebrities and all new music. “Muppets Haunted Mansion takes place on Halloween night, when Gonzo is challenged to spend one very daring night in the most grim-grinning place on earth: The Haunted Mansion.” The announcement came today via a video featuring Gonzo and Pepe and we couldn’t be more excited! Can’t wait till this Fall and need a Muppet fix now? The entire original 70s “Muppet Show” is now on Disney Plus as is “Muppets Now” and the 2012 movie The Muppets. Are you excited? Let us know!

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 7, 2021
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Elijah Woods Interrogates A Killer In The First Look At ‘No Man Of God’

We’ve got the first images from RLJE Films’ new thriller No Man of God ahead of its premiere at the TriBeCa Film Festival. The film is based on real transcripts and conversations between serial killer Ted Bundy and FBI Agent Bill Hagmaier. No Man of God explores FBI agent Bill Hagmaier’s actual interrogation of Ted Bundy,” said Mark Ward, Chief Acquisitions Officer at RLJE Films. “A story that has never been told, No Man Of God brings a new and revealing perspective to the Ted Bundy story.” Directed by Amber Sealey (No Light and No Land Anywhere), the film stars Elijah Wood (The Lord of the Rings Trilogy), Luke Kirby (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”), Aleksa Palladino (The Irishman), and Robert Patrick (Terminator 2). It was written by Kit Lesser. No Man of God explores a familiar subject through a different lens. Through the brilliant direction of Amber Sealey, the film poses challenging questions about the dangers of our obsession with

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 7, 2021
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IFC Films Acquires Coming Of Age Thriller ‘John And The Hole’

IFC Films announced today that they are acquiring North American rights to the psychological coming-of-age thriller John and the Hole, directed by visual artist Pascual Sisto – one of Variety’s “10 Directors to Watch” in 2021 – in his feature debut. “In this enigmatic and unsettling meditation on adolescent angst, 13-year-old John (Charlie Shotwell) discovers an unfinished bunker while exploring the neighboring woods—a deep hole in the ground. Seemingly without provocation, he drugs his affluent parents (Michael C. Hall and Jennifer Ehle) and older sister (Taissa Farmiga), holding them captive within the bunker. As they anxiously wait for John to free them from the hole, the boy returns home, where he can finally enjoy and explore his newfound independence. Exploring the difficult passage from childhood freedom to adult responsibility, John and the Hole is both a slow-burn psychological thriller and meditative coming-of-age fable, anchored by a chilling lead performance from Charlie Shotwell.” The film is an adaptation by award-winning screenwriter

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 7, 2021
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Shudder Announces “Summer Of Chills” Featuring 12 Exclusive Films

Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streamer for horror, thriller, and the supernatural, announced today its “Summer of Chills” slate of twelve new original and exclusive films for June, July, and August, including the anticipated debut of landmark horror director George A. Romero’s legendary “lost” film The Amusement Park on Tuesday, June 8. The robust summer lineup kicks off with Caveat, an eerie, slow-building, cat-and-mouse thriller, and continues with such marquee films as The Boy Behind the Door, Justin Powell, and David Charbonier’s directorial debut; Jakob’s Wife, starring horror icon Barbara Crampton; and Kandisha, the long-awaited new supernatural shocker from the French directing duo of Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo, who return to Shudder following the success of their film Among the Living; in addition to many others. Shudder’s ‘Summer of Chills’ offers something for everyone with a fantastic line-up of new premieres every week, on top of the best library of curated streaming horror films anywhere,” said Craig Engler, Shudder’s General

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 7, 2021
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Equal Parts Horror And Mystery, ‘Open Your Eyes’ Is Out This June

A writer’s world begins to unravel in Open Your Eyes, a suspense-filled horror-thriller starring Ry Barrett (The Heretics, Still the Water) and Joanna Saul (Limited, Overlord) that takes you on a journey that is equal parts horrific and mysterious. In the film, “Jason Miller (Ry Barrett) dives headfirst into his newest screenplay in an attempt to avoid dealing with a traumatic experience. With his mental state teetering on the edge, he meets Lisa (Joanna Saul), his neighbor from down the hall, and a relationship begins to form. As he becomes more intrigued with Lisa, Jason continues to burn the midnight oil to finish his script, strange and mysterious things begin to happen, causing him to question everything. With his mind unraveling and his life spinning out of control, Jason struggles to hold onto the one thing he wants most, hope.” Written and directed by Greg A. Sager (Devil Seed, Kingdom Come) Open Your Eyes is a genre-bending blend of thriller,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 7, 2021
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