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Take a look at the trailer for the documentary Kubrick by Kubrick which takes us into the mind of legendary filmmaker Stanely Kubrick. The film features rare insight into his films with interviews he conducted with the veteran French film critic Michel Ciment, who had a 30-year relationship with the filmmaker and interviewed him at length on four occasions, despite Kubrick famously shunning the press. This is the first time that audio has been harnessed and it will appear alongside exclusive material from the Kubrick family, Deadline reports. Kubrick’s legendary career includes films such as The Shining, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Full Metal Jacket, and A Clockwork Orange Grégory Monro directed the project produced by Martin Laurent and Jeremy Zelnik. Maciej Kubicki and Anna Kępińska served co-producers. The documentary was meant to premiere at the Tribeca film festival which was canceled due to the pandemic.
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This June Monsterflix Awards will have genre fans screaming in terror with the first-ever online terror film festival which will be available all over the world. The international festival set up by filmmakers for film-makers in the hope of giving them the platform they deserve. The Monsterflix team wants to see the very best horror, thriller and science-fiction projects out there. With special guest judges that include big names in sales and distribution each project will be viewed by some of the most respectable names in the industry. Teaming up with Film-Freeway, Click for Festivals, Fest home and MoviBeta Festival we are making sure film-makers feel secure and of course find it easy to submit. As well as the obvious selections in features, short, student shorts we have the 60 second horror challenge so we hope some of the talented film-makers will grab their camera, phone and shoot something special and send it our way. June 27th and 28th fans
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Hot off the heels of his role in Color Out of Space Nicolas Cage will next star in the animatronic horror Wally’s Wonderland from director Kevin Lewis (The Drop). Today, we’ve got the first behind-the-scenes look! Actress Emily Tosta (“Party of Five”, “Mayans M.C.”). Tosta’s character Liv joins Cage’s character “The Janitor”, in a bid to survive a hellish night trapped inside an abandoned family entertainment center populated by possessed animatronics. Rounding out the cast are Beth Grant (No Country for Old Men), Ric Reitz (The Resident), and Chris Warner (Machete). G.O. Parsons wrote the script, which was featured on the Blood List.
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Some of the biggest names in the horror genre are gathering for the zombie film 16 States. Don’t Breathe and Evil Dead director Fede Alvarez is helming the project with Vertigo Entertainment’s Roy Lee (IT, The Ring) producing the film penned by “This Is Us” writing duo John Requa (They’re Watching) and Glenn Ficarra (Jungle Cruise), Deadline reports. The pandemic based film centers on a mother trying to reach her family in the midst of a zombie outbreak. Miri Yoon of Vertigo Entertainment is also producing along with Zaftig Films’ Requa, Ficarra and Charlie Gogolak, and Bad Hombre’s Alvarez, Rodolfo Sayagues and Shintaro Shimosawa. Lionsgate, who brought us Saw and many other great horror films, has acquired 16 States.
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The filmmaking team behind the Sundance hit The Night House are teaming up again for the “re-imagining” of the 1980s horror classic Hellraiser. David Bruckner will be directing from the script written by Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski, for Spyglass. The 1987 original Hellraiser was written and directed by Clive Barker based on his own novella, The Hellbound Heart. The original introduced us to the puzzle box that opens a gateway to a horrific world as well as unleashes the terrifying beings known as the Cenobites, led by Pinhead.
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Almost exactly a year ago we reported that James Wan would be producing a new take on Stephen King’s vampire novel Salem’s Lot. We informed you back then that Gary Dauberman (IT, Annabelle Comes Home) would be penning the script. Now, news has come (via THR) that Dauberman will also be in the director’s chair. Published in 1975, Salem’s Lot centers on a writer who returns to his childhood home, the town of Jerusalem’s Lot where he discovers there’s a vampire plaguing the town. Dauberman had this to say last year: I did have a unique way into it but again, I think the book in itself is unique,” Dauberman told Slash Films. “I haven’t seen a scary vampire movie in a long, long time and I’d really love to tackle that. It’s one of my favorite books. It’s one of my favorite Stephen King books. We felt it should have the cinematic treatment that we gave IT; IT was
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Less than a year ago we reported about the coulrophobia inducing flick Clown Motel, which was a hit among horror fans. Now, the sequel Clown Motel: 2 Death Do Us Part has kicked off its Kickstarter campaign. With just 10 days left of the campaign and 75% funded, award-winning Director Joseph Kelly (Clown Motel, Bloody Island, Community Service) needs your help to make the campaign a success. Genre icons from some of the biggest horror films ever made are set to star in the movie, including Ari Lehman from Friday the 13th, Tony Moran, the first Michael Myers, Eileen Dietz of The Exorcist, and Ezra Buzzington of The Hills Have Eyes franchise, along with many others. Clown Motel: 2 Death Do Us Part “picks up six months after the events of Clown Motel, with the search for Brooke (Elinor Price) in full swing when Brooke’s fiance Sergeant Kelly (Joseph Kelly) gets new Intel on her possible whereabouts. Gathering a group
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The new trailer for Quibi‘s intense series “The Stranger” is here and it will leave you thinking twice about ever taking a rideshare trip again. Dane DeHaan (The Amazing Spider-Man 2), Maika Monroe (The Guest, It Follows), and Avan Jogia (Zombieland: Double Tap) star. “The Stranger” centers on an unassuming young rideshare driver (Maika) who is thrown into her worst nightmare when a mysterious Hollywood Hills passenger (Dane) enters her car. Her terrifying, heart-stopping ride with “The Stranger” unfolding over 12 horrifying hours as she navigates the seedy underbelly of Los Angeles in a spine-chilling game of cat and mouse. “The Stranger” is from Fox 21 Television studios and is created, written, and directed by Emmy nominated writer-director, Veena Sud. Each episode of the series will give viewers ten minutes of thrills and chills. Tune in for the premiere on April 13, 2020, on Quibi, the app featuring shows made for your phone.
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This May, IFC Midnight will unleash The Wretched, from Brett Pierce and Drew Pierce, the writing-directing team behind the zombie cult hit Deadheads. Starring John-Paul Howard (Hell or High Water) and Piper Curda (I Didn’t Do It), the film centers on a rebellious teenage boy, Ben, who is sent to live with his father for the summer and work at the local marina in order to gain some form of discipline. The idyllic tourist town offers little solace for him, however, as he is forced to deal with the local, privileged teens and his father’s new girlfriend. Ben’s problems grow increasingly disturbing when he makes a chilling discovery about the family renting the house next door when a malevolent spirit from the woods takes ahold of the parents and starts playing a sinister game of house, preying upon the children.” Jamison Jones, Zarah Mahler, Kevin Bigley, and Blane Crockarell also star. A chilling, modern spin on the legend of the
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Genre docuseries “Cursed Films” has made Shudder history by having the second-largest premiere ever for the streaming genre service. The series, only outranked by “Creepshow,” explores the myths and legends behind some of Hollywood’s notoriously “cursed” horror film productions, featuring interviews with experts, witnesses, cast, directors, and producers who experienced the events first hand. Were these movies really cursed, as many believe, or just victims of bad luck and bizarre circumstances? The Exorcist star Linda Blair, and The Omen director Richard Donner, along with Poltergeist III director Gary Sherman, podcaster Matt Gourley, critic April Wolfe, and Fangoria editor Phil Nobile Jr. are among the many insiders and experts interviewed for the series. Last week’s record-breaking premiere focused on the legend and impact of The Exorcist “curse.” Episodes two and three, premiering today, explore whether the Devil himself might have cursed The Omen and if a curse might be connected to the tragic deaths associated with the franchise. Cursed Films became
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Take a look at the trailer for the documentary Kubrick by Kubrick which takes us into the mind of legendary filmmaker Stanely Kubrick. The film features rare insight into his films with interviews he conducted with the veteran French film critic Michel Ciment, who had a 30-year relationship with the filmmaker and interviewed him at length on four occasions, despite Kubrick famously shunning the press. This is the first time that audio has been harnessed and it will appear alongside exclusive material from the Kubrick family, Deadline reports. Kubrick’s legendary career includes films such as The Shining, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Full Metal Jacket, and A Clockwork Orange Grégory Monro directed the project produced by Martin Laurent and Jeremy Zelnik. Maciej Kubicki and Anna Kępińska served co-producers. The documentary was meant to premiere at the Tribeca film festival which was canceled due to the pandemic.
Continue reading →
Film FestivalsIndieMoviesNews
This June Monsterflix Awards will have genre fans screaming in terror with the first-ever online terror film festival which will be available all over the world. The international festival set up by filmmakers for film-makers in the hope of giving them the platform they deserve. The Monsterflix team wants to see the very best horror, thriller and science-fiction projects out there. With special guest judges that include big names in sales and distribution each project will be viewed by some of the most respectable names in the industry. Teaming up with Film-Freeway, Click for Festivals, Fest home and MoviBeta Festival we are making sure film-makers feel secure and of course find it easy to submit. As well as the obvious selections in features, short, student shorts we have the 60 second horror challenge so we hope some of the talented film-makers will grab their camera, phone and shoot something special and send it our way. June 27th and 28th fans
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Hot off the heels of his role in Color Out of Space Nicolas Cage will next star in the animatronic horror Wally’s Wonderland from director Kevin Lewis (The Drop). Today, we’ve got the first behind-the-scenes look! Actress Emily Tosta (“Party of Five”, “Mayans M.C.”). Tosta’s character Liv joins Cage’s character “The Janitor”, in a bid to survive a hellish night trapped inside an abandoned family entertainment center populated by possessed animatronics. Rounding out the cast are Beth Grant (No Country for Old Men), Ric Reitz (The Resident), and Chris Warner (Machete). G.O. Parsons wrote the script, which was featured on the Blood List.
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Some of the biggest names in the horror genre are gathering for the zombie film 16 States. Don’t Breathe and Evil Dead director Fede Alvarez is helming the project with Vertigo Entertainment’s Roy Lee (IT, The Ring) producing the film penned by “This Is Us” writing duo John Requa (They’re Watching) and Glenn Ficarra (Jungle Cruise), Deadline reports. The pandemic based film centers on a mother trying to reach her family in the midst of a zombie outbreak. Miri Yoon of Vertigo Entertainment is also producing along with Zaftig Films’ Requa, Ficarra and Charlie Gogolak, and Bad Hombre’s Alvarez, Rodolfo Sayagues and Shintaro Shimosawa. Lionsgate, who brought us Saw and many other great horror films, has acquired 16 States.
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The filmmaking team behind the Sundance hit The Night House are teaming up again for the “re-imagining” of the 1980s horror classic Hellraiser. David Bruckner will be directing from the script written by Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski, for Spyglass. The 1987 original Hellraiser was written and directed by Clive Barker based on his own novella, The Hellbound Heart. The original introduced us to the puzzle box that opens a gateway to a horrific world as well as unleashes the terrifying beings known as the Cenobites, led by Pinhead.
Continue reading →
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Almost exactly a year ago we reported that James Wan would be producing a new take on Stephen King’s vampire novel Salem’s Lot. We informed you back then that Gary Dauberman (IT, Annabelle Comes Home) would be penning the script. Now, news has come (via THR) that Dauberman will also be in the director’s chair. Published in 1975, Salem’s Lot centers on a writer who returns to his childhood home, the town of Jerusalem’s Lot where he discovers there’s a vampire plaguing the town. Dauberman had this to say last year: I did have a unique way into it but again, I think the book in itself is unique,” Dauberman told Slash Films. “I haven’t seen a scary vampire movie in a long, long time and I’d really love to tackle that. It’s one of my favorite books. It’s one of my favorite Stephen King books. We felt it should have the cinematic treatment that we gave IT; IT was
Continue reading →
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Less than a year ago we reported about the coulrophobia inducing flick Clown Motel, which was a hit among horror fans. Now, the sequel Clown Motel: 2 Death Do Us Part has kicked off its Kickstarter campaign. With just 10 days left of the campaign and 75% funded, award-winning Director Joseph Kelly (Clown Motel, Bloody Island, Community Service) needs your help to make the campaign a success. Genre icons from some of the biggest horror films ever made are set to star in the movie, including Ari Lehman from Friday the 13th, Tony Moran, the first Michael Myers, Eileen Dietz of The Exorcist, and Ezra Buzzington of The Hills Have Eyes franchise, along with many others. Clown Motel: 2 Death Do Us Part “picks up six months after the events of Clown Motel, with the search for Brooke (Elinor Price) in full swing when Brooke’s fiance Sergeant Kelly (Joseph Kelly) gets new Intel on her possible whereabouts. Gathering a group
Continue reading →
NewsStreaming TVTrailers
The new trailer for Quibi‘s intense series “The Stranger” is here and it will leave you thinking twice about ever taking a rideshare trip again. Dane DeHaan (The Amazing Spider-Man 2), Maika Monroe (The Guest, It Follows), and Avan Jogia (Zombieland: Double Tap) star. “The Stranger” centers on an unassuming young rideshare driver (Maika) who is thrown into her worst nightmare when a mysterious Hollywood Hills passenger (Dane) enters her car. Her terrifying, heart-stopping ride with “The Stranger” unfolding over 12 horrifying hours as she navigates the seedy underbelly of Los Angeles in a spine-chilling game of cat and mouse. “The Stranger” is from Fox 21 Television studios and is created, written, and directed by Emmy nominated writer-director, Veena Sud. Each episode of the series will give viewers ten minutes of thrills and chills. Tune in for the premiere on April 13, 2020, on Quibi, the app featuring shows made for your phone.
Continue reading →
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This May, IFC Midnight will unleash The Wretched, from Brett Pierce and Drew Pierce, the writing-directing team behind the zombie cult hit Deadheads. Starring John-Paul Howard (Hell or High Water) and Piper Curda (I Didn’t Do It), the film centers on a rebellious teenage boy, Ben, who is sent to live with his father for the summer and work at the local marina in order to gain some form of discipline. The idyllic tourist town offers little solace for him, however, as he is forced to deal with the local, privileged teens and his father’s new girlfriend. Ben’s problems grow increasingly disturbing when he makes a chilling discovery about the family renting the house next door when a malevolent spirit from the woods takes ahold of the parents and starts playing a sinister game of house, preying upon the children.” Jamison Jones, Zarah Mahler, Kevin Bigley, and Blane Crockarell also star. A chilling, modern spin on the legend of the
Continue reading →
DocumentariesMoviesNewsParanormalShudderStreaming TVThrillerTrailers
Genre docuseries “Cursed Films” has made Shudder history by having the second-largest premiere ever for the streaming genre service. The series, only outranked by “Creepshow,” explores the myths and legends behind some of Hollywood’s notoriously “cursed” horror film productions, featuring interviews with experts, witnesses, cast, directors, and producers who experienced the events first hand. Were these movies really cursed, as many believe, or just victims of bad luck and bizarre circumstances? The Exorcist star Linda Blair, and The Omen director Richard Donner, along with Poltergeist III director Gary Sherman, podcaster Matt Gourley, critic April Wolfe, and Fangoria editor Phil Nobile Jr. are among the many insiders and experts interviewed for the series. Last week’s record-breaking premiere focused on the legend and impact of The Exorcist “curse.” Episodes two and three, premiering today, explore whether the Devil himself might have cursed The Omen and if a curse might be connected to the tragic deaths associated with the franchise. Cursed Films became
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