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Vince Vaughn And Kathryn Newton Swap Bodies In The ‘Freaky’ Trailer

Vince Vaughn and Kathryn Newton pull a “Freaky Friday” in the new trailer for Blumhouse’s Freaky. In Freaky, after swapping bodies with a deranged serial killer (Vaughn), Millie (Newton), a young girl in high school discovers she has less than 24 hours before the change becomes permanent. Alan Ruck, Uriah Shelton, and Katie Finneran also star in the movie directed by Christopher Landon, who co-wrote the film with Michael Kennedy. Things get Freaky this November on Friday the 13th.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 11, 2020
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Writer-Director Rob Savage Inks Three Picture Deal With Blumhouse

Hot off the heels of his acclaimed film, Host, Blumhouse has entered into a three-picture deal with sought-after British director Rob Savage. Blumhouse will finance and partner with Savage to produce the three films in which Savage will be collaborating with the same team behind Host, including producer Douglas Cox, writers Jed Shepherd & Gemma Hurley, and editor Breanna Rangott. We’ve been tracking Rob’s work for some time now, and when I got a look at Host, I saw the inventiveness in his work that Ryan Turek on the Blumhouse team had been championing,” said Blumhouse founder Jason Blum. “We are looking forward to getting this partnership underway immediately.” I’m thrilled to be partnering with Blumhouse on these movies. Their status in the horror genre is unmatched, but I equally admire their filmmaker-led approach. They embody the independent filmmaking spirit with which we made Host and I can’t wait to create some new nightmares with them.” Savage stated. Released July

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 11, 2020
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Watch The Haunting Trailer For ‘The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw’

Writer-director Thomas Robert Lee takes viewers on a dark journey filled with religious paranoia, horror, and revenge in The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw whose new haunting trailer has arrived, teasing an intense, dark tale set against the autumnal palette of the harvest season in 1973. The film explores the disturbing bond between Audrey, an enigmatic young woman, and Agatha, her domineering ‘mother’, who live secretly as occultists on the outskirts of a remote Protestant village. As the community is besieged by a pestilence of unknown origin: children, fields, and livestock begin to die — yet the Earnshaw farm remains strangely unaffected. As mass hysteria sets in the village, the townsfolk commence accusations against Audrey and Agatha of witchcraft. Catherine Walker, Jared Abrahamson, Hannah Emily Anderson, Geraldine O’Rawe, Don McKellar, and Sean McGinley star in The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw, featuring Jessica Reynolds as Audrey Earnshaw. I wanted to tell a story about legacy, and to specifically explore it within the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 11, 2020
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Franchise Star Judah Lewis talks ‘The Babysitter: Killer Queen’ In Our Interview

In 2017, Judah Lewis faced off against a group of satanic killer teens in The Babysitter. Now he’s back for another round of blood-drenched fun in The Babysitter 2: Killer Queen which has just been unleashed on Netflix. I got the chance to talk with Judah about both the original and the sequel. We discussed the challenges of being a young actor in his everyday life, filming the movies, and much more. Check out our interview. The Babysitter: Killer Queen picks up two years after the events of the first film. Lewis stars as Cole who survived the killer blood cult the first time around. Just when you think that high school couldn’t get any worse, the cult is back from the dead and they still have their sights set on Cole. Lewis stars alongside Bella Thorne, Hana Mae Lee, and Robbie Amell in the McG directed film. Emily Alyn Lind, Jenna Ortega, Andrew Bachelor, and Leslie Bibb co-star along

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 11, 2020
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Movie Review: ‘The Babysitter: Killer Queen’ Is A Frighteningly Funny Flick

There are few genres I love as much as horror, but horror-comedies are right up there on the list. When you can find one of those rare films that can both scare you and make you laugh, you’re in for a treat! Two years ago we were left overjoyed with Netflix The Babysitter, so when Netflix announced the sequel, The Babysitter: Killer Queen, I was beyond excited. Now, that bad boy is about, and let me tell you, it does not disappoint! Judah Lewis returns as the quick-witted Cole, this time around he doesn’t just have a cult to deal with, everyone thinks he made up the events from the first movie. If that’s not enough, there’s also the regular high school drama. The poor kid can’t catch a break. Lewis has acting talent beyond his years and pulls off the character to the “T”. The combo of goofy, sweet, and slightly badass is perfect for this character. He’s relatable

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 11, 2020
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Adam Sandler Is Out To Save Halloween In The First ‘Hubie Halloween’ Trailer

This Halloween one town’s biggest joke may be their only hope. It’s Adam Sandler to the rescue in the first trailer for Netflix’s Hubie Halloween, from Steve Brill, the same director behind Sandler’s Little Nicky. The film follows Hubie Dubois (Sandler) who, despite his devotion to his hometown of Salem, Massachusetts (and its legendary Halloween celebration), is a figure of mockery for kids and adults alike. But this year, something really is going bump in the night, and it’s up to Hubie to save Halloween.” The impressive star-studded cast includes Kevin James, Maya Rudolph, Julie Bowen, Steve Buscemi, Rob Schneider, Ray Liotta, Michael Chiklis, and Kenan Thompson. Co-stars include China Anne McClain, Paris Berelc, Colin Quinn, Tim Meadows, June Squibb, Shaquille O’Neal, Noah Schnapp, Karan Brar, Mikey Day, Melissa Villaseñor, Lavell Crawford, Kym Whitley, Betsy Sodaro, Blake Clark, and George Wallace. Hubie Halloween premieres on Netflix on October 7, 2020.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 10, 2020
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Neve Campbell Is Back For ‘Scream 5’!

After months of uncertainty, we can finally report that the gang is back together. Neve Campbell has officially signed on to reprise her role as Sidney Prescott in the upcoming movie Scream 5. Campbell confirmed the news via social media. “After spending time speaking with Radio Silence, they have shown such love, respect and admiration for Wes Craven and all that he’s created in the Scream franchise. I am beyond excited to step back into the role of Sidney Prescott and return to Woodsboro.” Campbell joins original actors David Arquette and Courtney Cox. New cast members include Jack Quaid (“The Boys”) and Melissa Barrera (“In The Heights”), and Jenna Ortega(“You”). From directors, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillet, the duo behind 2019’s genre hit Ready or Not, and writer James Vanderbilt comes the next installment of the Scream franchise set to arrive in theaters January 14, 2022, from Spyglass and Paramount. Kevin Williamson and Chad Villella of Radio Silence, are executive

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 10, 2020
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Witness ‘Mass Hysteria’ In This Halloween Horror Comedy’s Trailer

Emerging genre distributor The Horror Collective announced today on Collider that it will be releasing Jeff Ryan and Arielle Cimino’s Halloween-theme horror-comedy Mass Hysteria this October. When a tourist dies on Halloween night in Salem, the crowd seeks justice by mounting a modern-day witch hunt. With the low-key charm of Shaun of the Dead and the sophisticated sarcasm of What We do in the Shadows, Mass Hysteria is a dark comedy that conquers the horror of the Salem Witch Trials by juxtaposing it with the 2020 Covid pandemic and a funny, satirical story. Jeff Ryan (“Orange Is the New Black”), Charlie Pollock (“The Good Wife”), Michelle Veintimilla (“Gotham”), Louis Cancelmi (“Billions”), Destry Allyn (I Know This Much Is True), Scott Swayze (Brooklyn Moving Company), and Geena Santiago (YouthMin) star in Mass Hysteria, arriving October 1st on VOD. Pre-order your copy of the blood-drenched, laugh-out-loud horror-comedy now!

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 10, 2020
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Sci-Fi Horror ‘Honeymoon Phase’ Unveils Trailer Ahead Of September Release

The honeymoon phase is meant to be one of the best times in a marriage, but sometimes, things go terribly wrong. That’s the case in writer-director Phillip G. Carroll Jr.‘s The Honeymoon Phase. “Down on their luck and needing some quick cash, struggling young lovers Tom and Eve lie about their relationship in order to enter THE MILLENNIUM PROJECT, an experiment for married couples run by the mysterious Director and Handler. With the promise of $50,000, Tom and Eve must survive 30-days isolated together in a futuristic smart home, while the researchers attempt to determine why couples fall out of love. Over the course of their stay, Eve begins a violent descent into madness as she questions if her lover really is the man she thinks he is. A paranoid sci-fi thriller about the nature of trust in relationships, The Honeymoon Phase is as much classic “Twilight Zone” as contemporary “Black Mirror”, and an all-too-terrifying answer to the question, “How

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 10, 2020
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A Woman Is On A Mission In ‘The Devil To Pay’ Trailer

This October, Danielle Deadwyler (The Haves and the Have Nots) brings a reckoning in the new film, The Devil to Pay, from the writers of Becky. The trailer is here, teasing an intense thriller about a woman on a mission. In the thriller from the directing duo of Ruckus Skye and Lane Skye, “After the disappearance of her husband, Lemon, a struggling farmer in an isolated Appalachian community, must repay her husband’s debt to the oldest family on the mountain and their murderous biscuit-making matriarch in order to save her young son’s life. Armed with only her wits and tenacity, Lemon must unravel the mysteries her husband left behind or lose everything she’s ever loved.” Danielle Deadwyler, Catherine Dyer, Jayson Warner Smith, Brad Carter, Luce Rains, Adam Boyer, Charles Black, Parisa Johnston, Tim Habeger, and Ezra Haslam star in Devil to Pay, in Drive-in theaters October 2, 2020, and On-Demand and DVD October 6th from Uncork’d Entertainment and Dark Star

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 9, 2020

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Vince Vaughn And Kathryn Newton Swap Bodies In The ‘Freaky’ Trailer

Vince Vaughn and Kathryn Newton pull a “Freaky Friday” in the new trailer for Blumhouse’s Freaky. In Freaky, after swapping bodies with a deranged serial killer (Vaughn), Millie (Newton), a young girl in high school discovers she has less than 24 hours before the change becomes permanent. Alan Ruck, Uriah Shelton, and Katie Finneran also star in the movie directed by Christopher Landon, who co-wrote the film with Michael Kennedy. Things get Freaky this November on Friday the 13th.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 11, 2020
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Writer-Director Rob Savage Inks Three Picture Deal With Blumhouse

Hot off the heels of his acclaimed film, Host, Blumhouse has entered into a three-picture deal with sought-after British director Rob Savage. Blumhouse will finance and partner with Savage to produce the three films in which Savage will be collaborating with the same team behind Host, including producer Douglas Cox, writers Jed Shepherd & Gemma Hurley, and editor Breanna Rangott. We’ve been tracking Rob’s work for some time now, and when I got a look at Host, I saw the inventiveness in his work that Ryan Turek on the Blumhouse team had been championing,” said Blumhouse founder Jason Blum. “We are looking forward to getting this partnership underway immediately.” I’m thrilled to be partnering with Blumhouse on these movies. Their status in the horror genre is unmatched, but I equally admire their filmmaker-led approach. They embody the independent filmmaking spirit with which we made Host and I can’t wait to create some new nightmares with them.” Savage stated. Released July

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 11, 2020
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Watch The Haunting Trailer For ‘The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw’

Writer-director Thomas Robert Lee takes viewers on a dark journey filled with religious paranoia, horror, and revenge in The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw whose new haunting trailer has arrived, teasing an intense, dark tale set against the autumnal palette of the harvest season in 1973. The film explores the disturbing bond between Audrey, an enigmatic young woman, and Agatha, her domineering ‘mother’, who live secretly as occultists on the outskirts of a remote Protestant village. As the community is besieged by a pestilence of unknown origin: children, fields, and livestock begin to die — yet the Earnshaw farm remains strangely unaffected. As mass hysteria sets in the village, the townsfolk commence accusations against Audrey and Agatha of witchcraft. Catherine Walker, Jared Abrahamson, Hannah Emily Anderson, Geraldine O’Rawe, Don McKellar, and Sean McGinley star in The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw, featuring Jessica Reynolds as Audrey Earnshaw. I wanted to tell a story about legacy, and to specifically explore it within the

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 11, 2020
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Franchise Star Judah Lewis talks ‘The Babysitter: Killer Queen’ In Our Interview

In 2017, Judah Lewis faced off against a group of satanic killer teens in The Babysitter. Now he’s back for another round of blood-drenched fun in The Babysitter 2: Killer Queen which has just been unleashed on Netflix. I got the chance to talk with Judah about both the original and the sequel. We discussed the challenges of being a young actor in his everyday life, filming the movies, and much more. Check out our interview. The Babysitter: Killer Queen picks up two years after the events of the first film. Lewis stars as Cole who survived the killer blood cult the first time around. Just when you think that high school couldn’t get any worse, the cult is back from the dead and they still have their sights set on Cole. Lewis stars alongside Bella Thorne, Hana Mae Lee, and Robbie Amell in the McG directed film. Emily Alyn Lind, Jenna Ortega, Andrew Bachelor, and Leslie Bibb co-star along

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 11, 2020
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Movie Review: ‘The Babysitter: Killer Queen’ Is A Frighteningly Funny Flick

There are few genres I love as much as horror, but horror-comedies are right up there on the list. When you can find one of those rare films that can both scare you and make you laugh, you’re in for a treat! Two years ago we were left overjoyed with Netflix The Babysitter, so when Netflix announced the sequel, The Babysitter: Killer Queen, I was beyond excited. Now, that bad boy is about, and let me tell you, it does not disappoint! Judah Lewis returns as the quick-witted Cole, this time around he doesn’t just have a cult to deal with, everyone thinks he made up the events from the first movie. If that’s not enough, there’s also the regular high school drama. The poor kid can’t catch a break. Lewis has acting talent beyond his years and pulls off the character to the “T”. The combo of goofy, sweet, and slightly badass is perfect for this character. He’s relatable

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 11, 2020
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Adam Sandler Is Out To Save Halloween In The First ‘Hubie Halloween’ Trailer

This Halloween one town’s biggest joke may be their only hope. It’s Adam Sandler to the rescue in the first trailer for Netflix’s Hubie Halloween, from Steve Brill, the same director behind Sandler’s Little Nicky. The film follows Hubie Dubois (Sandler) who, despite his devotion to his hometown of Salem, Massachusetts (and its legendary Halloween celebration), is a figure of mockery for kids and adults alike. But this year, something really is going bump in the night, and it’s up to Hubie to save Halloween.” The impressive star-studded cast includes Kevin James, Maya Rudolph, Julie Bowen, Steve Buscemi, Rob Schneider, Ray Liotta, Michael Chiklis, and Kenan Thompson. Co-stars include China Anne McClain, Paris Berelc, Colin Quinn, Tim Meadows, June Squibb, Shaquille O’Neal, Noah Schnapp, Karan Brar, Mikey Day, Melissa Villaseñor, Lavell Crawford, Kym Whitley, Betsy Sodaro, Blake Clark, and George Wallace. Hubie Halloween premieres on Netflix on October 7, 2020.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 10, 2020
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Neve Campbell Is Back For ‘Scream 5’!

After months of uncertainty, we can finally report that the gang is back together. Neve Campbell has officially signed on to reprise her role as Sidney Prescott in the upcoming movie Scream 5. Campbell confirmed the news via social media. “After spending time speaking with Radio Silence, they have shown such love, respect and admiration for Wes Craven and all that he’s created in the Scream franchise. I am beyond excited to step back into the role of Sidney Prescott and return to Woodsboro.” Campbell joins original actors David Arquette and Courtney Cox. New cast members include Jack Quaid (“The Boys”) and Melissa Barrera (“In The Heights”), and Jenna Ortega(“You”). From directors, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillet, the duo behind 2019’s genre hit Ready or Not, and writer James Vanderbilt comes the next installment of the Scream franchise set to arrive in theaters January 14, 2022, from Spyglass and Paramount. Kevin Williamson and Chad Villella of Radio Silence, are executive

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 10, 2020
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Witness ‘Mass Hysteria’ In This Halloween Horror Comedy’s Trailer

Emerging genre distributor The Horror Collective announced today on Collider that it will be releasing Jeff Ryan and Arielle Cimino’s Halloween-theme horror-comedy Mass Hysteria this October. When a tourist dies on Halloween night in Salem, the crowd seeks justice by mounting a modern-day witch hunt. With the low-key charm of Shaun of the Dead and the sophisticated sarcasm of What We do in the Shadows, Mass Hysteria is a dark comedy that conquers the horror of the Salem Witch Trials by juxtaposing it with the 2020 Covid pandemic and a funny, satirical story. Jeff Ryan (“Orange Is the New Black”), Charlie Pollock (“The Good Wife”), Michelle Veintimilla (“Gotham”), Louis Cancelmi (“Billions”), Destry Allyn (I Know This Much Is True), Scott Swayze (Brooklyn Moving Company), and Geena Santiago (YouthMin) star in Mass Hysteria, arriving October 1st on VOD. Pre-order your copy of the blood-drenched, laugh-out-loud horror-comedy now!

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 10, 2020
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Sci-Fi Horror ‘Honeymoon Phase’ Unveils Trailer Ahead Of September Release

The honeymoon phase is meant to be one of the best times in a marriage, but sometimes, things go terribly wrong. That’s the case in writer-director Phillip G. Carroll Jr.‘s The Honeymoon Phase. “Down on their luck and needing some quick cash, struggling young lovers Tom and Eve lie about their relationship in order to enter THE MILLENNIUM PROJECT, an experiment for married couples run by the mysterious Director and Handler. With the promise of $50,000, Tom and Eve must survive 30-days isolated together in a futuristic smart home, while the researchers attempt to determine why couples fall out of love. Over the course of their stay, Eve begins a violent descent into madness as she questions if her lover really is the man she thinks he is. A paranoid sci-fi thriller about the nature of trust in relationships, The Honeymoon Phase is as much classic “Twilight Zone” as contemporary “Black Mirror”, and an all-too-terrifying answer to the question, “How

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 10, 2020
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A Woman Is On A Mission In ‘The Devil To Pay’ Trailer

This October, Danielle Deadwyler (The Haves and the Have Nots) brings a reckoning in the new film, The Devil to Pay, from the writers of Becky. The trailer is here, teasing an intense thriller about a woman on a mission. In the thriller from the directing duo of Ruckus Skye and Lane Skye, “After the disappearance of her husband, Lemon, a struggling farmer in an isolated Appalachian community, must repay her husband’s debt to the oldest family on the mountain and their murderous biscuit-making matriarch in order to save her young son’s life. Armed with only her wits and tenacity, Lemon must unravel the mysteries her husband left behind or lose everything she’s ever loved.” Danielle Deadwyler, Catherine Dyer, Jayson Warner Smith, Brad Carter, Luce Rains, Adam Boyer, Charles Black, Parisa Johnston, Tim Habeger, and Ezra Haslam star in Devil to Pay, in Drive-in theaters October 2, 2020, and On-Demand and DVD October 6th from Uncork’d Entertainment and Dark Star

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 9, 2020
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