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A First Look At The True Story Inspired Film ‘Vampir’

Branko Tomovic‘s arthouse horror film Vampir has been picked up for distribution by Reel Suspects, Variety reports. The outlet also shared the first image from the film. The European film was inspired by real vampire cases that occurred in Serbia in the 1700s. Filmed in English in Siberia, Vampir stars Gorica Regodic (Next to Me), Joakim Tasic (Santa Maria Della Salute), and Eva Ras (Love Affair, The Case of the Missing Switchboard Operator) In the film, “After witnessing a crime in London and looking for a place to hide for a while, Arnaut (played by Tomovic) is offered a job by charming yet ruthless local Vesna (Regodic) to look after a cemetery in a small remote village in Serbia. He soon starts to have nightmarish visions and is frequently visited by the mysterious older woman Baba Draga (Ras) who guides Arnaut into the darkness. Only the village priest (Tasic) seems to be trying to keep him safe from the sinister

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 26, 2021
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Gary Oldman Issues A Warning In The New Clip From The Thriller ‘Crisis’

Writer-director Nicholas Jarecki takes us inside the dark, horrifying world of drug trafficking and addiction in his new thriller Crisis, starring acting legend Gary Oldman who has appeared in films such as Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, and The Dark Knight. In Crisis, “a drug trafficker arranges a multi-cartel Fentanyl smuggling operation. An architect recovering from an Oxycodone addiction tracks down the truth behind her son’s disappearance. A university professor battles unexpected revelations about his employer, a pharmaceutical company bringing a new “non-addictive” painkiller to market. Set against the backdrop of the opioid epidemic, their stories collide in this dramatic thriller from writer/director Nicholas Jarecki (Arbitrage). The film also stars Armie Hammer, Evangeline Lilly, Greg Kinnear, Michelle Rodriguez, Luke Evans, Lily-Rose Depp, Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi, Duke Nicholson, Veronica Ferres, and Martin Donovan. Oldman executive produces alongside Douglas Urbanski, Michael Suppes, Tony Hsieh, Mohammed Al Turki, Lisa Wilson, William Rosenfeld, Sam Slater, David Bernon, and Samuel Reich. Nicholas

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 26, 2021
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Movie Adaptation Of “Werewolves Within” Game Hunts Down A 2021 Release Date

IFC Films has sunk its teeth into the modern-day werewolf whodunnit Werewolves Within starring Sam Richardson (“Veep”) and Milana Vayntrub of “This Is Us”. Directed by Josh Ruben (Scare Me), Werewolves Within was written by best-selling author Mishna Wolff (I’m Down), based on the virtual reality video game by Ubisoft. In the film, “After a proposed gas pipeline creates divisions within the small town of Beaverfield, and a snowstorm traps its residents together inside the local inn, newly arrived forest ranger FINN (Sam Richardson) and postal worker Cecily (Milana Vayntrub) must try to keep the peace and uncover the truth behind a mysterious creature that has begun terrorizing the community.” The ensemble cast also includes George Basil (Crashing), Sarah Burns (“Barry”), Michael Chernus (Tommy), Catherine Curtin (“Orange Is the New Black”), Wayne Duvall (The Hunt), Harvey Guillén (What We do in the Shadows), Rebecca Henderson (Russian Doll), Cheyenne Jackson (“30 Rock”), Michaela Watkins (Brittany Runs a Marathon), and Glenn Fleshler

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 26, 2021
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Thousands Of Zombies Roam Vegas In The New ‘Army Of The Dead’ Trailer

Ahead of its May premiere on Netflix, we’ve got a new teaser trailer for Zach Snyder’s (Dawn of the Dead, “Watchmen”) Army of the Dead which teases Vegas in ruins, a vault filled with cash, and thousands of hungry zombies walking the streets, including a zombie Elvis. And we dig it. In the movie, Dave Bautista and his crew after a zombie outbreak in Las Vegas, where the group of mercenaries takes the ultimate gamble, venturing into the quarantine zone to pull off the greatest heist ever attempted. Ella Purnell, Omari Hardwick, Ana De La Reguera, Theo Rossi, Matthias Schweighöfer, Nora Arnezeder, Hiroyuki Sanada, Garret Dillahunt, Tig Notaro, Raúl Castillo, Huma Qureshi, Samantha Win, Richard Cetrone, and Michael Cassidy also star. Army of the Dead marches onto Netflix on May 21, 2021.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 25, 2021
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A Trip To Turns Deadly In The ‘Shark Island’ Trailer

Shark season is here! Michael Paré and country music star Erin Alvey jump into the waters of Thailand in Shark Island. In the film, directed by Stephen “Scruffy” Edgewood, several beautiful models are invited to an exotic location for a photoshoot. There they model a rare $10 million dollar necklace for a wealthy investor. Unbeknownst to them, the island’s waters are infested with sharks. But, perhaps it’s not the sharks in the water they need to worry about. Alan Collett and Erin Alvey star with Russell Geoffrey Banks, Zara Dragon, Poi Haywood, Alexandra Merle, Jude S. Walko, and Selina Weismann rounding out the cast. Dustin Alexander penned the script based on the story by Daniel Zirilli. Paul Collett executive produced with Dante del Mare and Pranom Thumcha, Victory of the People, Blue Falcon Productions LLC, Pop Art Film Factory, and Oscuro Films producing. Lee Gibson and Andrew Reyes co-produced. The film’s soundtrack features songs by Ho’ Aikane, Erin Alvey, Evol

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 25, 2021
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New ‘Jeepers Creepers’ Reboot To Be The First Of A Trilogy

A new reimagined vision of the Jeepers Creepers franchise, Jeepers Creepers: Reborn, is headed your way and will be the first film of a new trilogy. Fans troubled by the actions of the franchise’s notorious creator Victor Salva will be happy to learn that he will have no part in the making of the new film which will be directed by Timo Vuorensola (Iron Sky 1 & 2) and was written by Sean Michael Argo (Iconoclast, Cleric). In the film, “when the Horror Hound festival holds its first-ever event in Louisiana, it attracts hundreds of geeks, freaks, and die-hard horror fans from far and wide, to howl and celebrate into the night. Among them are love-able fanboy Chase and his devoted sweetheart Laine, who is forced to come along for the ride. But as the event approaches, Laine begins to experience unexplained premonitions and disturbing visions associated with the town’s past, and in particular, local legend/urban myth The Creeper. As

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 25, 2021
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A New Installment Of The ‘Pet Sematary’ Franchise Is Heading To Paramount+

Paramount+ is serious about becoming a force to be reckoned with. The streaming service is adding a ton of exclusive horror projects over the next two years, including a new installment to the Paranormal Activity franchise. But that’s not all. Deadline is reporting that a new installment of the Pet Sematary franchise is coming as well, this time in the form of a prequel. Jeff Buhler, who wrote the 2019 adaptation is back to write the script for the origin story. There is no word yet about plot details or who will star in the Paramount Original. So far, we’ve seen two adaptations of the Stephen King story, the first from Mary Lambert in 1989, followed by its sequel in 1992. It also got an adaptation in 2019 from Dennis Widmyer and Kevin Kolsch.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 25, 2021
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Spike Lee And Director Stefon Bristol Gearing Up To Unleash Cthulhu

Spike Lee is getting ready to unleash the ultimate Lovecraftian monster/God, Cthulhu in Netflix’s upcoming movie Gordon Hemingway & the Realm of Cthulu which Lee will be producing. Variety is reporting that See You Yesterday‘s Stefon Bristol will be directing the film which is “set in East Africa in 1928 and centers on Gordon Hemingway, a roguish Black American gunslinger, who teams up with the elite warrior Princess Zenebe of Ethiopia to rescue the country’s kidnapped regent from an ancient evil.” Hank Woon penned the original screenplay. Lloyd Levin and Beatriz Levin will be producing alongside Lee. The last time we saw Cthulu he appeared in the hit series “Lovecraft Country.” Created by H.P. Lovecraft, the giant Elder God made his debut in the magazine Weird Tales in 1928 in a story called “The Call of Cthulu”. Since then we have seen him manifest in an array of stories, books, and games.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 25, 2021
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Season Premiere Of “Portals To Hell” Takes Us To The McCormick Farm

This March, Jack Osbourne and Katrina Weidman are back in the special two-hour premiere of “Portal to Hell“. In the episode, the duo digs into the twisted and terrifying tale of the McCormick Farm that once was the home of serial killers and is now said to be haunted. Katrina Weidman and Jack Osbourne Jack Osbourne and Katrina Weidman face off against startling paranormal activity once again, investigating creepier-than-ever locations with supernatural secrets so dark and sinister, they may be downright demonic. “Portals to Hell” returns with brand-new episodes beginning Saturday, March 20th exclusively on discovery+. Armed with their paranormal expertise, advanced scientific equipment and techniques, and a network of specialists, including psychic mediums, Osbourne and Weidman search for answers to these disturbing hauntings. Two new episodes begin streaming on March 20; seven additional episodes will continue to launch weekly, every Saturday thereafter. Jack and I have investigated many places, but we were both taken aback by how complex and

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 24, 2021
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Robbers Pick The Wrong House To Break Into In The ‘Hostage’ Trailer

Genre specialist Devilworks is gearing up to debut their new horror title Hostage, at this year’s EFM. Ahead of its debut, we’ve got the brand new trailer. Directed by Eddie Augustin, who co-wrote the film with Laura Ashley Pokisena, Hostage follows young cheerleader Ashley, who was adopted by her parent’s killers. Years later, during a home robbery, her crazed family reveals what they are really capable of and Ashley must decide who’s side she is on. Starring Nicole Hendersen, Mike Cannz, Daryl Marks, and Tina Trineer, the film was produced by ‘Anxious Eddy Inc’ – producers on the project includeTony Manolikakis, Katiuscia Pierre and Laura Ashley Polisena, and Giuseppe Monticciolo, who also executive produced. Devilworks will put the film up for sale at EFM (March 1st-5th).

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 24, 2021

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A First Look At The True Story Inspired Film ‘Vampir’

Branko Tomovic‘s arthouse horror film Vampir has been picked up for distribution by Reel Suspects, Variety reports. The outlet also shared the first image from the film. The European film was inspired by real vampire cases that occurred in Serbia in the 1700s. Filmed in English in Siberia, Vampir stars Gorica Regodic (Next to Me), Joakim Tasic (Santa Maria Della Salute), and Eva Ras (Love Affair, The Case of the Missing Switchboard Operator) In the film, “After witnessing a crime in London and looking for a place to hide for a while, Arnaut (played by Tomovic) is offered a job by charming yet ruthless local Vesna (Regodic) to look after a cemetery in a small remote village in Serbia. He soon starts to have nightmarish visions and is frequently visited by the mysterious older woman Baba Draga (Ras) who guides Arnaut into the darkness. Only the village priest (Tasic) seems to be trying to keep him safe from the sinister

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 26, 2021
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Gary Oldman Issues A Warning In The New Clip From The Thriller ‘Crisis’

Writer-director Nicholas Jarecki takes us inside the dark, horrifying world of drug trafficking and addiction in his new thriller Crisis, starring acting legend Gary Oldman who has appeared in films such as Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, and The Dark Knight. In Crisis, “a drug trafficker arranges a multi-cartel Fentanyl smuggling operation. An architect recovering from an Oxycodone addiction tracks down the truth behind her son’s disappearance. A university professor battles unexpected revelations about his employer, a pharmaceutical company bringing a new “non-addictive” painkiller to market. Set against the backdrop of the opioid epidemic, their stories collide in this dramatic thriller from writer/director Nicholas Jarecki (Arbitrage). The film also stars Armie Hammer, Evangeline Lilly, Greg Kinnear, Michelle Rodriguez, Luke Evans, Lily-Rose Depp, Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi, Duke Nicholson, Veronica Ferres, and Martin Donovan. Oldman executive produces alongside Douglas Urbanski, Michael Suppes, Tony Hsieh, Mohammed Al Turki, Lisa Wilson, William Rosenfeld, Sam Slater, David Bernon, and Samuel Reich. Nicholas

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 26, 2021
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Movie Adaptation Of “Werewolves Within” Game Hunts Down A 2021 Release Date

IFC Films has sunk its teeth into the modern-day werewolf whodunnit Werewolves Within starring Sam Richardson (“Veep”) and Milana Vayntrub of “This Is Us”. Directed by Josh Ruben (Scare Me), Werewolves Within was written by best-selling author Mishna Wolff (I’m Down), based on the virtual reality video game by Ubisoft. In the film, “After a proposed gas pipeline creates divisions within the small town of Beaverfield, and a snowstorm traps its residents together inside the local inn, newly arrived forest ranger FINN (Sam Richardson) and postal worker Cecily (Milana Vayntrub) must try to keep the peace and uncover the truth behind a mysterious creature that has begun terrorizing the community.” The ensemble cast also includes George Basil (Crashing), Sarah Burns (“Barry”), Michael Chernus (Tommy), Catherine Curtin (“Orange Is the New Black”), Wayne Duvall (The Hunt), Harvey Guillén (What We do in the Shadows), Rebecca Henderson (Russian Doll), Cheyenne Jackson (“30 Rock”), Michaela Watkins (Brittany Runs a Marathon), and Glenn Fleshler

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 26, 2021
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Thousands Of Zombies Roam Vegas In The New ‘Army Of The Dead’ Trailer

Ahead of its May premiere on Netflix, we’ve got a new teaser trailer for Zach Snyder’s (Dawn of the Dead, “Watchmen”) Army of the Dead which teases Vegas in ruins, a vault filled with cash, and thousands of hungry zombies walking the streets, including a zombie Elvis. And we dig it. In the movie, Dave Bautista and his crew after a zombie outbreak in Las Vegas, where the group of mercenaries takes the ultimate gamble, venturing into the quarantine zone to pull off the greatest heist ever attempted. Ella Purnell, Omari Hardwick, Ana De La Reguera, Theo Rossi, Matthias Schweighöfer, Nora Arnezeder, Hiroyuki Sanada, Garret Dillahunt, Tig Notaro, Raúl Castillo, Huma Qureshi, Samantha Win, Richard Cetrone, and Michael Cassidy also star. Army of the Dead marches onto Netflix on May 21, 2021.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 25, 2021
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A Trip To Turns Deadly In The ‘Shark Island’ Trailer

Shark season is here! Michael Paré and country music star Erin Alvey jump into the waters of Thailand in Shark Island. In the film, directed by Stephen “Scruffy” Edgewood, several beautiful models are invited to an exotic location for a photoshoot. There they model a rare $10 million dollar necklace for a wealthy investor. Unbeknownst to them, the island’s waters are infested with sharks. But, perhaps it’s not the sharks in the water they need to worry about. Alan Collett and Erin Alvey star with Russell Geoffrey Banks, Zara Dragon, Poi Haywood, Alexandra Merle, Jude S. Walko, and Selina Weismann rounding out the cast. Dustin Alexander penned the script based on the story by Daniel Zirilli. Paul Collett executive produced with Dante del Mare and Pranom Thumcha, Victory of the People, Blue Falcon Productions LLC, Pop Art Film Factory, and Oscuro Films producing. Lee Gibson and Andrew Reyes co-produced. The film’s soundtrack features songs by Ho’ Aikane, Erin Alvey, Evol

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 25, 2021
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New ‘Jeepers Creepers’ Reboot To Be The First Of A Trilogy

A new reimagined vision of the Jeepers Creepers franchise, Jeepers Creepers: Reborn, is headed your way and will be the first film of a new trilogy. Fans troubled by the actions of the franchise’s notorious creator Victor Salva will be happy to learn that he will have no part in the making of the new film which will be directed by Timo Vuorensola (Iron Sky 1 & 2) and was written by Sean Michael Argo (Iconoclast, Cleric). In the film, “when the Horror Hound festival holds its first-ever event in Louisiana, it attracts hundreds of geeks, freaks, and die-hard horror fans from far and wide, to howl and celebrate into the night. Among them are love-able fanboy Chase and his devoted sweetheart Laine, who is forced to come along for the ride. But as the event approaches, Laine begins to experience unexplained premonitions and disturbing visions associated with the town’s past, and in particular, local legend/urban myth The Creeper. As

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Feb 25, 2021
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A New Installment Of The ‘Pet Sematary’ Franchise Is Heading To Paramount+

Paramount+ is serious about becoming a force to be reckoned with. The streaming service is adding a ton of exclusive horror projects over the next two years, including a new installment to the Paranormal Activity franchise. But that’s not all. Deadline is reporting that a new installment of the Pet Sematary franchise is coming as well, this time in the form of a prequel. Jeff Buhler, who wrote the 2019 adaptation is back to write the script for the origin story. There is no word yet about plot details or who will star in the Paramount Original. So far, we’ve seen two adaptations of the Stephen King story, the first from Mary Lambert in 1989, followed by its sequel in 1992. It also got an adaptation in 2019 from Dennis Widmyer and Kevin Kolsch.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 25, 2021
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Spike Lee And Director Stefon Bristol Gearing Up To Unleash Cthulhu

Spike Lee is getting ready to unleash the ultimate Lovecraftian monster/God, Cthulhu in Netflix’s upcoming movie Gordon Hemingway & the Realm of Cthulu which Lee will be producing. Variety is reporting that See You Yesterday‘s Stefon Bristol will be directing the film which is “set in East Africa in 1928 and centers on Gordon Hemingway, a roguish Black American gunslinger, who teams up with the elite warrior Princess Zenebe of Ethiopia to rescue the country’s kidnapped regent from an ancient evil.” Hank Woon penned the original screenplay. Lloyd Levin and Beatriz Levin will be producing alongside Lee. The last time we saw Cthulu he appeared in the hit series “Lovecraft Country.” Created by H.P. Lovecraft, the giant Elder God made his debut in the magazine Weird Tales in 1928 in a story called “The Call of Cthulu”. Since then we have seen him manifest in an array of stories, books, and games.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 25, 2021
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Season Premiere Of “Portals To Hell” Takes Us To The McCormick Farm

This March, Jack Osbourne and Katrina Weidman are back in the special two-hour premiere of “Portal to Hell“. In the episode, the duo digs into the twisted and terrifying tale of the McCormick Farm that once was the home of serial killers and is now said to be haunted. Katrina Weidman and Jack Osbourne Jack Osbourne and Katrina Weidman face off against startling paranormal activity once again, investigating creepier-than-ever locations with supernatural secrets so dark and sinister, they may be downright demonic. “Portals to Hell” returns with brand-new episodes beginning Saturday, March 20th exclusively on discovery+. Armed with their paranormal expertise, advanced scientific equipment and techniques, and a network of specialists, including psychic mediums, Osbourne and Weidman search for answers to these disturbing hauntings. Two new episodes begin streaming on March 20; seven additional episodes will continue to launch weekly, every Saturday thereafter. Jack and I have investigated many places, but we were both taken aback by how complex and

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 24, 2021
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Robbers Pick The Wrong House To Break Into In The ‘Hostage’ Trailer

Genre specialist Devilworks is gearing up to debut their new horror title Hostage, at this year’s EFM. Ahead of its debut, we’ve got the brand new trailer. Directed by Eddie Augustin, who co-wrote the film with Laura Ashley Pokisena, Hostage follows young cheerleader Ashley, who was adopted by her parent’s killers. Years later, during a home robbery, her crazed family reveals what they are really capable of and Ashley must decide who’s side she is on. Starring Nicole Hendersen, Mike Cannz, Daryl Marks, and Tina Trineer, the film was produced by ‘Anxious Eddy Inc’ – producers on the project includeTony Manolikakis, Katiuscia Pierre and Laura Ashley Polisena, and Giuseppe Monticciolo, who also executive produced. Devilworks will put the film up for sale at EFM (March 1st-5th).

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 24, 2021
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