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Courtney Cox Moves Into A Cursed House In New Horror-Comedy Series “Shining Vale”

Ahead of her return to the Scream franchise in next year’s movie simply titled Scream, Courtney Cox is set to star in the recently-announced horror-comedy series “Shining Vale,” which has now received a series order from Starz. And we’ve got the first image (via Bloody-Disgusting). “Shining Vale” centers on a dysfunctional family that moves from the city to a small town, not knowing their new home was the site of terrible atrocities. But no one seems to notice except for Pat, who’s convinced she’s either depressed or possessed— turns out, the symptoms are exactly the same. The eight-episode first season is from Jeff Astrof and Sharon Horgan also stars Greg Kinnear as Pat’s sweet husband, Terry; Mira Sorvino plays the role of Rosemary, Pat’s alter ego; Gus Birney and Dylan Gage play Pat and Terry’s kids. In the series, Patricia “Pat” Phelps (Cox) is a former “wild child” who rose to fame by writing a raunchy, drug-and-alcohol-soaked women’s empowerment novel

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 17, 2021
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New HBO Docuseries “Prey, Obey, Kill” Delves Into A Crime That Rocked A Swedish Village

Listen up true crime fans, there’s a new docuseries that’s just premiered on HBO Max that you need to check out. Titled “Pray, Obey, Kill,” the limited series delves into the devastating consequences that come with the abuse of power by individuals and institutions. In “Pray, Obey, Kill,” acclaimed journalists, Martin Johnson and Anton Berg, alongside director Henrik Georgsson, seek to shed new light on what really happened on the freezing cold night in January 2004 when gunshots rang out across the sleepy Swedish village of Knutby. A young woman was murdered, and her neighbor suffered multiple gunshot wounds, but why? After a quick confession, the world’s attention turned towards the tight-knit Pentecostal congregation with twisted beliefs and secrets. The ensuing court case became an international sensation. Johnson and Berg investigate new angles of the case, accessing material that has never been revealed before and conducting exclusive interviews with former congregation members who are telling the truth about the sect

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 17, 2021
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‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ Sequel Scores An Official Title and MPAA Rating

The upcoming Texas Chainsaw Massacre sequel is one step closer to getting a release date. The official title has been revealed to be simply Texas Chainsaw Massacre. That’s not all, the movie has officially been rated by the MPAA. It’s received an R-rating is for “strong bloody horror violence and gore, and language.” Thank god it’s not another PG13 horror! Texas Chainsaw Massacre is produced by Evil Dead and Don’t Breathe‘s Fede Álvarez. While much of the details are still being kept quiet, Álvarez has confirmed that it is indeed a sequel and includes the original Leatherface who he referred to as “old man Leatherface.” As for the SFX, he’s stated that “everything is a classic, old-school gags. It’s a very old-school approach to filmmaking. Vintage lenses… it’s very similar to the original film.” Emmy Award-Winner David Blue Garcia is in the director’s chair for the movie. Garcia signed on to director after the original directors, Andy and Ryan Tohill,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 17, 2021
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‘Great White’ Is Swimming Your Way This Summer

RLJE Films has been busy. We just reported that this May they are releasing the horror-thriller Son. Now we can report that they will be unleashing the action-horror film, Great White this summer with a Shudder release to follow. Written by Michael Boughen (Dying Breed) and directed by Martin Wilson in his feature debut, Great White stars Katrina Bowden (Piranha 3DD, “30 Rock”), Aaron Jakubenko (“Tidelands”), Kimie Tsukakoshi (Riptide), Tim Kano (“Neighbours”), and Te Kohe Tuhaka (Love and Monsters, “The Dead Lands”). In Great White, a blissful tourist trip turns into a nightmare when five seaplane passengers are stranded miles from shore. In a desperate bid for survival, the group tries to make it to land before they either run out of supplies or are taken by a menacing terror lurking just beneath the surface. We’ve all been afraid to go back into the water since 1975 and GREAT WHITE is going to keep us out of the water for

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 16, 2021
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A Mother Fights To Save Her Child In The Trailer For ‘Son’ – Coming To Blu-ray And DVD

How far would a mother go to save her child? That question is explored in writer-director Ivan Kavanagh’s (Never Grow Old, The Canal) new horror-thriller, Son. In Son, after a mysterious group of individuals breaks into Laura’s home and attempts to abduct her eight-year-old son, David, the two of them flee town in search of safety. But soon after the failed kidnapping, David becomes extremely ill, suffering from increasingly sporadic psychosis and convulsions. Following her maternal instincts to save him, Laura commits unspeakable acts to keep him alive, but soon she must decide how far she is willing to go to save her son. Andi Matichak (Halloween franchise, Assimilate), Emile Hirsch (Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood, Into the Wild, Milk), and Luke David Blumm (The King of Staten Island) star in this intense film filled with horror, mystery, about a family stalked by a cult. Son arrives on Blu-ray and DVD on May 18, 2021, from RLJE Films. Check out

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 16, 2021
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Thriller ‘Goodbye, Butterfly’ Lands On Amazon Prime

Gravitas Ventures’ Goodbye, Butterfly, the feature directorial debut of Tyler Wayne, is a captivating, performance-driven psychological thriller, that is now available on Amazon Prime. The film centers on Ryan Olsen (Adam Donshik), a loving family man with the perfect life… until the day his five-year-old daughter is murdered. When the official police investigation hits a dead end, Ryan has a chance encounter with Stan Granger (Andy Lauer ), an oddball neighbor from down the street, and becomes convinced that Stan is the killer. But, after the police ignore his suspicions, Ryan’s obsession with Stan quickly turns violent and, as he takes the law into his own hands, he must ultimately decide how far he’s willing to go in order to find out the truth. Twists and turns will keep audiences at the edge of their seats as they ponder the question: How far would you go for justice? After all, when you’ve lost everything, you become capable of anything.” The

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 16, 2021
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New Stunning Images Surface from Stephen King’s Series “Lisey’s Story’

Apple has revealed that “Lisey’s Story,” the highly-anticipated limited series based on the best-selling novel by Stephen King who penned each episode of the series himself, will make its global debut this June exclusively on Apple TV+ this summer. Featuring a star-studded cast led by Academy Award-winner Julianne Moore and Academy Award-nominee Clive Owen, the eight-episode Original series will premiere with the first two episodes, followed by new episodes every Friday. “Lisey’s Story” is a deeply personal, pensive thriller that follows Lisey Landon (played by Julianne Moore) two years after the death of her husband, famous novelist Scott Landon (played by Clive Owen). A series of unsettling events causes Lisey to face memories of her marriage to Scott that she has deliberately blocked out of her mind.” Joan Allen, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Dane DeHaan, Ron Cephas Jones, and Sung Kang star alongside Moore and Owen. Directed by Pablo Larraín, “Lisey’s Story” hails from J. J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions and

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 15, 2021
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Shudder Delivers A Month Filled With Horror Not To Be Missed! (May Guide)

This May delivers a horror-filled lineup of new original and exclusive films and series to Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller, and the supernatural. Highlights for the month include the films Fried Barry, a wild and trippy horror film about sex, drugs, and alien abductions destined to be a cult classic; acclaimed horror filmmaker Neil Marshall (The Descent, Game of Thrones) returns to the genre with witch hunt thriller The Reckoning, starring Charlotte Kirk (Ocean’s 8) and Sean Pertwee (Gotham); and PG: Psycho Goreman, the latest horror-comedy from Steven Kostanski (The Void); as well as new episodes of original series Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs. NEW SHUDDER ORIGINAL & EXCLUSIVE FILMS Fried Barry – Premieres May 7 (Please note, this is updated from the previously announced date, May 6.) **A Shudder Original Film (Available on Shudder US, Shudder CA, Shudder UKI, and Shudder ANZ) Fried Barry follows the story of a drug-addled degenerate who, after yet

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 15, 2021
Horror Fuel

‘Dark Web: Descent Into Hell’ Trailer Is Filled With Disturbing Horrors

Aliens, mutant dogs, experiments, killers, and conspiracy theories, thats’s what you get in the disturbing new horror-thriller Dark Web: Descent Into Hell, from director Diego Savignano (The Birth of Evil). Genre specialists Black Mandela has now unveiled the poster and trailer for its new film that will leave you unnearved. “What begins as a simple YouTuber game with disturbing videos and fakes, as the main character goes deeper and deeper into the Dark Web, everything begins to go dark… a no return journey. The most twisted and perverse can happen. His secrets emerge like a body floating in saltwater, like a beautiful nightmare. It’s as if an episode of Black Mirror meets Schumacher’s 8mm.” “The Dark Web is a large part of the Internet that is inaccessible to conventional search engines. Experts estimate that search engines crawl and index less than 1% of all the content that can be accessed over the Internet. A young YouTuber, “Ludovico 122″, will try

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 15, 2021
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Horror Anthology ‘Seasons,’ The Last Project Of Cleve Hall & Reggie Bannister, Heads To Indiegogo

The new horror anthology, Seasons. has begun its Indiegogo campaign. What makes this film so important is that it marks the last project of actor and special effects artist Cleve Hall (Re-Animator), who recently passed away. It will also be that last performance from legendary genre actor Reggie Bannister (Phantasm) due to his recently announced illness. Subsoil Films is behind the horror anthology, Seasons – Four Spine-Tingling Tales of Terror, and you can join the team or support the film through IndieGoGo. Seasons stars Jeremy London (Kevin Smith’s Mallrats), Lisa Wilcox (Nightmare on Elm Street 4 & 5), Felissa Rose (Sleepaway Camp), Lynn Lowry (I Drink Your Blood), Eric Freeman (Silent Night, Deadly Night 2), and Cleve Hall (Terrorvision). The film is written by Benjamin Swicker and produced by Tim Melican, Jesse Kozel, Brandon E. Brooks. Head over to the Indiegogo campaign page and grab an awesome perk like Blu-rays, posters, and even film credit!

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 15, 2021

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Courtney Cox Moves Into A Cursed House In New Horror-Comedy Series “Shining Vale”

Ahead of her return to the Scream franchise in next year’s movie simply titled Scream, Courtney Cox is set to star in the recently-announced horror-comedy series “Shining Vale,” which has now received a series order from Starz. And we’ve got the first image (via Bloody-Disgusting). “Shining Vale” centers on a dysfunctional family that moves from the city to a small town, not knowing their new home was the site of terrible atrocities. But no one seems to notice except for Pat, who’s convinced she’s either depressed or possessed— turns out, the symptoms are exactly the same. The eight-episode first season is from Jeff Astrof and Sharon Horgan also stars Greg Kinnear as Pat’s sweet husband, Terry; Mira Sorvino plays the role of Rosemary, Pat’s alter ego; Gus Birney and Dylan Gage play Pat and Terry’s kids. In the series, Patricia “Pat” Phelps (Cox) is a former “wild child” who rose to fame by writing a raunchy, drug-and-alcohol-soaked women’s empowerment novel

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 17, 2021
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New HBO Docuseries “Prey, Obey, Kill” Delves Into A Crime That Rocked A Swedish Village

Listen up true crime fans, there’s a new docuseries that’s just premiered on HBO Max that you need to check out. Titled “Pray, Obey, Kill,” the limited series delves into the devastating consequences that come with the abuse of power by individuals and institutions. In “Pray, Obey, Kill,” acclaimed journalists, Martin Johnson and Anton Berg, alongside director Henrik Georgsson, seek to shed new light on what really happened on the freezing cold night in January 2004 when gunshots rang out across the sleepy Swedish village of Knutby. A young woman was murdered, and her neighbor suffered multiple gunshot wounds, but why? After a quick confession, the world’s attention turned towards the tight-knit Pentecostal congregation with twisted beliefs and secrets. The ensuing court case became an international sensation. Johnson and Berg investigate new angles of the case, accessing material that has never been revealed before and conducting exclusive interviews with former congregation members who are telling the truth about the sect

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 17, 2021
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‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ Sequel Scores An Official Title and MPAA Rating

The upcoming Texas Chainsaw Massacre sequel is one step closer to getting a release date. The official title has been revealed to be simply Texas Chainsaw Massacre. That’s not all, the movie has officially been rated by the MPAA. It’s received an R-rating is for “strong bloody horror violence and gore, and language.” Thank god it’s not another PG13 horror! Texas Chainsaw Massacre is produced by Evil Dead and Don’t Breathe‘s Fede Álvarez. While much of the details are still being kept quiet, Álvarez has confirmed that it is indeed a sequel and includes the original Leatherface who he referred to as “old man Leatherface.” As for the SFX, he’s stated that “everything is a classic, old-school gags. It’s a very old-school approach to filmmaking. Vintage lenses… it’s very similar to the original film.” Emmy Award-Winner David Blue Garcia is in the director’s chair for the movie. Garcia signed on to director after the original directors, Andy and Ryan Tohill,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 17, 2021
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‘Great White’ Is Swimming Your Way This Summer

RLJE Films has been busy. We just reported that this May they are releasing the horror-thriller Son. Now we can report that they will be unleashing the action-horror film, Great White this summer with a Shudder release to follow. Written by Michael Boughen (Dying Breed) and directed by Martin Wilson in his feature debut, Great White stars Katrina Bowden (Piranha 3DD, “30 Rock”), Aaron Jakubenko (“Tidelands”), Kimie Tsukakoshi (Riptide), Tim Kano (“Neighbours”), and Te Kohe Tuhaka (Love and Monsters, “The Dead Lands”). In Great White, a blissful tourist trip turns into a nightmare when five seaplane passengers are stranded miles from shore. In a desperate bid for survival, the group tries to make it to land before they either run out of supplies or are taken by a menacing terror lurking just beneath the surface. We’ve all been afraid to go back into the water since 1975 and GREAT WHITE is going to keep us out of the water for

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 16, 2021
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A Mother Fights To Save Her Child In The Trailer For ‘Son’ – Coming To Blu-ray And DVD

How far would a mother go to save her child? That question is explored in writer-director Ivan Kavanagh’s (Never Grow Old, The Canal) new horror-thriller, Son. In Son, after a mysterious group of individuals breaks into Laura’s home and attempts to abduct her eight-year-old son, David, the two of them flee town in search of safety. But soon after the failed kidnapping, David becomes extremely ill, suffering from increasingly sporadic psychosis and convulsions. Following her maternal instincts to save him, Laura commits unspeakable acts to keep him alive, but soon she must decide how far she is willing to go to save her son. Andi Matichak (Halloween franchise, Assimilate), Emile Hirsch (Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood, Into the Wild, Milk), and Luke David Blumm (The King of Staten Island) star in this intense film filled with horror, mystery, about a family stalked by a cult. Son arrives on Blu-ray and DVD on May 18, 2021, from RLJE Films. Check out

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 16, 2021
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Thriller ‘Goodbye, Butterfly’ Lands On Amazon Prime

Gravitas Ventures’ Goodbye, Butterfly, the feature directorial debut of Tyler Wayne, is a captivating, performance-driven psychological thriller, that is now available on Amazon Prime. The film centers on Ryan Olsen (Adam Donshik), a loving family man with the perfect life… until the day his five-year-old daughter is murdered. When the official police investigation hits a dead end, Ryan has a chance encounter with Stan Granger (Andy Lauer ), an oddball neighbor from down the street, and becomes convinced that Stan is the killer. But, after the police ignore his suspicions, Ryan’s obsession with Stan quickly turns violent and, as he takes the law into his own hands, he must ultimately decide how far he’s willing to go in order to find out the truth. Twists and turns will keep audiences at the edge of their seats as they ponder the question: How far would you go for justice? After all, when you’ve lost everything, you become capable of anything.” The

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 16, 2021
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New Stunning Images Surface from Stephen King’s Series “Lisey’s Story’

Apple has revealed that “Lisey’s Story,” the highly-anticipated limited series based on the best-selling novel by Stephen King who penned each episode of the series himself, will make its global debut this June exclusively on Apple TV+ this summer. Featuring a star-studded cast led by Academy Award-winner Julianne Moore and Academy Award-nominee Clive Owen, the eight-episode Original series will premiere with the first two episodes, followed by new episodes every Friday. “Lisey’s Story” is a deeply personal, pensive thriller that follows Lisey Landon (played by Julianne Moore) two years after the death of her husband, famous novelist Scott Landon (played by Clive Owen). A series of unsettling events causes Lisey to face memories of her marriage to Scott that she has deliberately blocked out of her mind.” Joan Allen, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Dane DeHaan, Ron Cephas Jones, and Sung Kang star alongside Moore and Owen. Directed by Pablo Larraín, “Lisey’s Story” hails from J. J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions and

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 15, 2021
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Shudder Delivers A Month Filled With Horror Not To Be Missed! (May Guide)

This May delivers a horror-filled lineup of new original and exclusive films and series to Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller, and the supernatural. Highlights for the month include the films Fried Barry, a wild and trippy horror film about sex, drugs, and alien abductions destined to be a cult classic; acclaimed horror filmmaker Neil Marshall (The Descent, Game of Thrones) returns to the genre with witch hunt thriller The Reckoning, starring Charlotte Kirk (Ocean’s 8) and Sean Pertwee (Gotham); and PG: Psycho Goreman, the latest horror-comedy from Steven Kostanski (The Void); as well as new episodes of original series Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs. NEW SHUDDER ORIGINAL & EXCLUSIVE FILMS Fried Barry – Premieres May 7 (Please note, this is updated from the previously announced date, May 6.) **A Shudder Original Film (Available on Shudder US, Shudder CA, Shudder UKI, and Shudder ANZ) Fried Barry follows the story of a drug-addled degenerate who, after yet

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 15, 2021
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‘Dark Web: Descent Into Hell’ Trailer Is Filled With Disturbing Horrors

Aliens, mutant dogs, experiments, killers, and conspiracy theories, thats’s what you get in the disturbing new horror-thriller Dark Web: Descent Into Hell, from director Diego Savignano (The Birth of Evil). Genre specialists Black Mandela has now unveiled the poster and trailer for its new film that will leave you unnearved. “What begins as a simple YouTuber game with disturbing videos and fakes, as the main character goes deeper and deeper into the Dark Web, everything begins to go dark… a no return journey. The most twisted and perverse can happen. His secrets emerge like a body floating in saltwater, like a beautiful nightmare. It’s as if an episode of Black Mirror meets Schumacher’s 8mm.” “The Dark Web is a large part of the Internet that is inaccessible to conventional search engines. Experts estimate that search engines crawl and index less than 1% of all the content that can be accessed over the Internet. A young YouTuber, “Ludovico 122″, will try

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 15, 2021
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Horror Anthology ‘Seasons,’ The Last Project Of Cleve Hall & Reggie Bannister, Heads To Indiegogo

The new horror anthology, Seasons. has begun its Indiegogo campaign. What makes this film so important is that it marks the last project of actor and special effects artist Cleve Hall (Re-Animator), who recently passed away. It will also be that last performance from legendary genre actor Reggie Bannister (Phantasm) due to his recently announced illness. Subsoil Films is behind the horror anthology, Seasons – Four Spine-Tingling Tales of Terror, and you can join the team or support the film through IndieGoGo. Seasons stars Jeremy London (Kevin Smith’s Mallrats), Lisa Wilcox (Nightmare on Elm Street 4 & 5), Felissa Rose (Sleepaway Camp), Lynn Lowry (I Drink Your Blood), Eric Freeman (Silent Night, Deadly Night 2), and Cleve Hall (Terrorvision). The film is written by Benjamin Swicker and produced by Tim Melican, Jesse Kozel, Brandon E. Brooks. Head over to the Indiegogo campaign page and grab an awesome perk like Blu-rays, posters, and even film credit!

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 15, 2021
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