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First Images From Horror Comedy ‘Vicious Fun’

Life comes terrifyingly close to imitating art in Vicious Fun, the new horror-comedy from Breakthrough Entertainment and Black Fawn Films in partnership with Turner Latin America’s new movie banner, Particular Crowd. Today, we have the first behind the scenes images. In the film directed by Cody Calahan, Joel is a caustic 1980’s film critic for a national horror magazine, who finds himself unwittingly trapped in a self-help group for serial killers. With no other choice, Joel attempts to blend in with his homicidal surroundings or risk becoming the next victim. An outrageous mash-up of dread and humor, Vicious Fun lives up to its title,” said Craig McGillivray, Breakthrough Entertainment’s Vice President of Distribution. “We are thrilled to have Turner Latin America’s new movie banner, Particular Crowd, as a partner on this film, and look forward to sharing the howls and horrors we’ve created together.” The film features an incredible cast including David Koechner (Anchorman, Cheap Thrills), Evan Marsh (Shazam!, Riot

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 2, 2020
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‘The Dramkatcher’ Trailer Will Give You Nightmares

A young boy plagued by nightmares steals a dreamcatcher from a neighbor, not knowing that the object is cursed in director Kerry Harris‘possession horror Dreamkatcher. In this terrifying film, Gail (Radha Mitchell, Silent Hill) is forced to come to terms with Josh, her new stepson, at a remote country home. After stealing an evil talisman from a mysterious neighbor, Josh has sinister dreams of his dead mother who commands Josh to murder Gail. When Josh’s dad (Henry Thomas, “The Haunting of Hill House”) returns, he and Gail suspect that their son has been possessed by an ancient, bloodthirsty spirit. Is it too late to save Josh’s life or their own? Henry Thomas (“The Haunting of Hill House”), Radha Mitchell (Silent Hill), and Lin Shaye (Insidious franchise) also star in this intense flick written by Harris and Dan V. Shea. Dreamkatcher will be unleashed on Blu-ray, DVD, and On Demand on April 28, 2020, from Taylor Lane Productions and Lionsgate.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 2, 2020
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Brutal Trailer Unleashed For ‘The Dare’ – Starring Richard Brake

“Face your fears” and watch the trailer for The Dare, from writer-director Giles Alderson (A Serial Killer’s Guide to Life). In the film, “A rare family night for Jay takes a brutal twist when he awakens in a basement with three other prisoners. As their vengeful captor runs riot, Jay engages in a twisted battle to solve the puzzle to his past and save his family’s future.” Starring genre icon Richard Blake (31, 3 from Hell), Bart Edwards, Richard Short, Alexandre Evans, Robert Maaser, and Daniel Schutzmann, The Dare was co-written by Jonny Grant. The movie was produced by Julian Kostov (Leatherface) Yariv Lerner (Hellboy) and Alexander Kenanov (Loving Pablo) for B2Y Productions. Sales Millennium Films (Hellboy, Day of The Dead, Rambo, Last Blood). It was filmed at Nu Boyana Studios in Bulgaria. The Dare made its US premiere at the Popcorn Frights Festival this past August. A US release should be announced soon.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 2, 2020
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A Zombie Virus Infects The ‘Blood Quantum’ Red Band Trailer

Mi’gMaq writer-director Jeff Barnaby‘s undead thriller Blood Quantum flips the western genre on its ear in its new red band trailer. Shudder has also unveiled the poster ahead of the film’s Canadian theatrical debut. In the film, the dead come back to life outside the isolated Mi’gMaq reservation of Red Crow whose people are somehow immune to the plague. A tribal sheriff must find a way to protect his son’s pregnant girlfriend, refugees, and his people from the horde of hungry zombies. “Fear the Walking Dead” actor Michael Greyeyes, stars alongside Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers (On the Farm) and Forrest Goodluck (The Revenant). John Christou of Prospector Film produced along with XYZ Films. Madrona Drive serves as an executive producer. Blood Quantum opens in Canadian theaters on March 27th, followed by its premiere on Shudder on this Spring.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 1, 2020
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‘Escape Room 2’ Opens In Theaters This December

Originally set to be released in April, Adam Robitel‘s Escape Room 2 was delayed, but now has a new date, December release date. Logan Miller and Taylor Russell are reprising their roles and star alongside Isabelle Fuhrman (Orphan), Holland Roden (“Channel Zero: Butcher’s Block”), Indya Moore (“Pose”), Thomas Cocquerel (“The 100”), and Carlito Olivero (“East Los High”). Bragi F. Schut wrote the sequel’s script. In the franchise, strangers find themselves in a maze of deadly mystery rooms and must work together and use their wits to survive. Escape Room 2 opens in theaters on December 30th.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 1, 2020
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‘Invisible Man’ Director Leigh Whannell Signs Deal With Blumhouse

If you’re a true horror fan then you will recognize the name of Leigh Whannell, the writer-director-actor who co-created the Saw franchise, the Insidious franchise and the films Cooties, Upgrade, and most recently directed The Invisible Man. Whannell has just signed an over deal with Blumhouse for the next two years projects, some films, some series. The deal will require Whannell to write, direct, and produce, Deadline is reporting. Jason Blum, Blumhouse CEO and founder, praised Whannell. “Leigh creates movies which not only build franchises but fundamentally change the landscape of their genre. After he and James Wan made Saw, it launched dozens of copycats. Their work with Blumhouse on Insidious founded not just a franchise but dozens of classical proscenium PG-13 supernatural horror films. I have no doubt that will be true for The Invisible Man and for anything else he wants to create. I just want to be there with him when he does!” Whannell had this to

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 29, 2020
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Courtney Cox Returning To Horror In “Shining Vale” Series

Courtney Cox, best known for her roles on “Friends” and as Gale Weathers in Wes Craven’s Scream franchise, is making her return to the genre with Starz’s “Shining Vale” series. The series from co-creators Sharon Horgan (“Divorce”) and Jeff Astrof (“Trial & Error”). Deadline is reporting that Dearbhla Walsh (“The Handmaid’s Tale”) will direct the pilot. “Written by Horgan and Astrof, Shining Vale is about a dysfunctional family that moves from the city to a small town into a house in which terrible atrocities have taken place. But no one seems to notice except for Pat (Courteney Cox), the mom, who’s convinced she’s either depressed or possessed — turns out, the symptoms are exactly the same. Everyone has their demons — but are Pat’s real? Or is this the portrait of a typical family torn apart by mental illness?” “Cox’s Patricia “Pat” Phelps 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
Feb 29, 2020
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Steven Spielberg Pens A Letter To The Public Ahead Of “Amazing Stories” Premiere

We would like to share a letter from brilliant filmmaker Steven Spielberg addressing the public about his new series “Amazing Stories” ahead of its March Premiere. Spielberg produced the reboot/revival of the 1985 sci-fi horror series “Amazing Stories” for Apple TV+. Kerry Lynn Bishe, Dylan O’Brien, Josh Holloway, Victoria Pedretti, Sasha Alexander, and the late Robert Forster star. “Hannibal” creator Bryan Fuller penned the scripts for the show’s revival. He will be joined in the writers’ room by Emily Gordon, Patton Oswalt, Kumail Nanjiani, and Jane Goldman, “Once Upon a Time” creators Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz serve as executive producers and showrunners for “Amazing Stories”, from Universal TV and Amblin Television. Steven Spielberg, Darryl Frank, Justin Falvey, Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz will also executive produce. The original series featured episodes that were everything from sci-fi to horror and was directed by the who’s who of directors including Martin Scorsese, Tom Holland, Tobe Hooper and Spielberg himself. But sadly,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 29, 2020
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Milla Jovovich & Tony Jaa Look Badass In The First Character Posters For ‘Monster Hunters’

Resident Evil star Milla Jovovich takes up arms in writer-director Paul W.S. Anderson‘s (Resident Evil) adaptation of the Monster Hunter video game. We’ve got the first character posters featuring Jovovich and Tony Jaa and they are badass AF (below). “Behind our world, there is another: a world of dangerous and powerful monsters that rule their domain with deadly ferocity. When Lt. Artemis (Milla Jovovich) and her elite unit are transported through a portal from our world to a new world, they are in for the shock of their lives. In her desperate attempt to get home, the brave lieutenant encounters a mysterious hunter (Tony Jaa), whose unique skills have allowed him to survive in this hostile land. Faced with relentless and terrifying attacks from the monsters, the warriors team up to fight back and find a way home.” Tip “T.I.” Harris, Meagan Good, Diego Boneta, Josh Helman, and Ron Perlman also star. Jeremy Bolt is producing for Constantin Films. Monster

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 28, 2020
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SyFy’s New “Day Of The Dead” Series Will Takes Us Back To The Beginning

First Syfy set its sights on a “Chucky” series, now they are breathing new life into George A. Romero‘s “Day of the Dead” by greenlighting the first 10-episode season of a new series based on the 1985 classic. he original film followed a small group of military officers and scientists living in an underground bunker as the world above is overrun by zombies. Syfy‘s series sounds a little different. This time, the story of six strangers trying to survive the first 24 hours of an undead invasion, Deadline reports. The series is written by Jed Elinoff and Scott Thomas, who will also serve as showrunners. The show is from the same folks who brought us “Creepshow,” Cartel Entertainment. “Day of the Dead” will premiere on Syfy sometime in 2021. Take a look back at the classic with its original trailer.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 28, 2020

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First Images From Horror Comedy ‘Vicious Fun’

Life comes terrifyingly close to imitating art in Vicious Fun, the new horror-comedy from Breakthrough Entertainment and Black Fawn Films in partnership with Turner Latin America’s new movie banner, Particular Crowd. Today, we have the first behind the scenes images. In the film directed by Cody Calahan, Joel is a caustic 1980’s film critic for a national horror magazine, who finds himself unwittingly trapped in a self-help group for serial killers. With no other choice, Joel attempts to blend in with his homicidal surroundings or risk becoming the next victim. An outrageous mash-up of dread and humor, Vicious Fun lives up to its title,” said Craig McGillivray, Breakthrough Entertainment’s Vice President of Distribution. “We are thrilled to have Turner Latin America’s new movie banner, Particular Crowd, as a partner on this film, and look forward to sharing the howls and horrors we’ve created together.” The film features an incredible cast including David Koechner (Anchorman, Cheap Thrills), Evan Marsh (Shazam!, Riot

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 2, 2020
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‘The Dramkatcher’ Trailer Will Give You Nightmares

A young boy plagued by nightmares steals a dreamcatcher from a neighbor, not knowing that the object is cursed in director Kerry Harris‘possession horror Dreamkatcher. In this terrifying film, Gail (Radha Mitchell, Silent Hill) is forced to come to terms with Josh, her new stepson, at a remote country home. After stealing an evil talisman from a mysterious neighbor, Josh has sinister dreams of his dead mother who commands Josh to murder Gail. When Josh’s dad (Henry Thomas, “The Haunting of Hill House”) returns, he and Gail suspect that their son has been possessed by an ancient, bloodthirsty spirit. Is it too late to save Josh’s life or their own? Henry Thomas (“The Haunting of Hill House”), Radha Mitchell (Silent Hill), and Lin Shaye (Insidious franchise) also star in this intense flick written by Harris and Dan V. Shea. Dreamkatcher will be unleashed on Blu-ray, DVD, and On Demand on April 28, 2020, from Taylor Lane Productions and Lionsgate.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 2, 2020
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Brutal Trailer Unleashed For ‘The Dare’ – Starring Richard Brake

“Face your fears” and watch the trailer for The Dare, from writer-director Giles Alderson (A Serial Killer’s Guide to Life). In the film, “A rare family night for Jay takes a brutal twist when he awakens in a basement with three other prisoners. As their vengeful captor runs riot, Jay engages in a twisted battle to solve the puzzle to his past and save his family’s future.” Starring genre icon Richard Blake (31, 3 from Hell), Bart Edwards, Richard Short, Alexandre Evans, Robert Maaser, and Daniel Schutzmann, The Dare was co-written by Jonny Grant. The movie was produced by Julian Kostov (Leatherface) Yariv Lerner (Hellboy) and Alexander Kenanov (Loving Pablo) for B2Y Productions. Sales Millennium Films (Hellboy, Day of The Dead, Rambo, Last Blood). It was filmed at Nu Boyana Studios in Bulgaria. The Dare made its US premiere at the Popcorn Frights Festival this past August. A US release should be announced soon.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 2, 2020
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A Zombie Virus Infects The ‘Blood Quantum’ Red Band Trailer

Mi’gMaq writer-director Jeff Barnaby‘s undead thriller Blood Quantum flips the western genre on its ear in its new red band trailer. Shudder has also unveiled the poster ahead of the film’s Canadian theatrical debut. In the film, the dead come back to life outside the isolated Mi’gMaq reservation of Red Crow whose people are somehow immune to the plague. A tribal sheriff must find a way to protect his son’s pregnant girlfriend, refugees, and his people from the horde of hungry zombies. “Fear the Walking Dead” actor Michael Greyeyes, stars alongside Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers (On the Farm) and Forrest Goodluck (The Revenant). John Christou of Prospector Film produced along with XYZ Films. Madrona Drive serves as an executive producer. Blood Quantum opens in Canadian theaters on March 27th, followed by its premiere on Shudder on this Spring.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 1, 2020
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‘Escape Room 2’ Opens In Theaters This December

Originally set to be released in April, Adam Robitel‘s Escape Room 2 was delayed, but now has a new date, December release date. Logan Miller and Taylor Russell are reprising their roles and star alongside Isabelle Fuhrman (Orphan), Holland Roden (“Channel Zero: Butcher’s Block”), Indya Moore (“Pose”), Thomas Cocquerel (“The 100”), and Carlito Olivero (“East Los High”). Bragi F. Schut wrote the sequel’s script. In the franchise, strangers find themselves in a maze of deadly mystery rooms and must work together and use their wits to survive. Escape Room 2 opens in theaters on December 30th.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 1, 2020
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‘Invisible Man’ Director Leigh Whannell Signs Deal With Blumhouse

If you’re a true horror fan then you will recognize the name of Leigh Whannell, the writer-director-actor who co-created the Saw franchise, the Insidious franchise and the films Cooties, Upgrade, and most recently directed The Invisible Man. Whannell has just signed an over deal with Blumhouse for the next two years projects, some films, some series. The deal will require Whannell to write, direct, and produce, Deadline is reporting. Jason Blum, Blumhouse CEO and founder, praised Whannell. “Leigh creates movies which not only build franchises but fundamentally change the landscape of their genre. After he and James Wan made Saw, it launched dozens of copycats. Their work with Blumhouse on Insidious founded not just a franchise but dozens of classical proscenium PG-13 supernatural horror films. I have no doubt that will be true for The Invisible Man and for anything else he wants to create. I just want to be there with him when he does!” Whannell had this to

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 29, 2020
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Courtney Cox Returning To Horror In “Shining Vale” Series

Courtney Cox, best known for her roles on “Friends” and as Gale Weathers in Wes Craven’s Scream franchise, is making her return to the genre with Starz’s “Shining Vale” series. The series from co-creators Sharon Horgan (“Divorce”) and Jeff Astrof (“Trial & Error”). Deadline is reporting that Dearbhla Walsh (“The Handmaid’s Tale”) will direct the pilot. “Written by Horgan and Astrof, Shining Vale is about a dysfunctional family that moves from the city to a small town into a house in which terrible atrocities have taken place. But no one seems to notice except for Pat (Courteney Cox), the mom, who’s convinced she’s either depressed or possessed — turns out, the symptoms are exactly the same. Everyone has their demons — but are Pat’s real? Or is this the portrait of a typical family torn apart by mental illness?” “Cox’s Patricia “Pat” Phelps 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
Feb 29, 2020
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Steven Spielberg Pens A Letter To The Public Ahead Of “Amazing Stories” Premiere

We would like to share a letter from brilliant filmmaker Steven Spielberg addressing the public about his new series “Amazing Stories” ahead of its March Premiere. Spielberg produced the reboot/revival of the 1985 sci-fi horror series “Amazing Stories” for Apple TV+. Kerry Lynn Bishe, Dylan O’Brien, Josh Holloway, Victoria Pedretti, Sasha Alexander, and the late Robert Forster star. “Hannibal” creator Bryan Fuller penned the scripts for the show’s revival. He will be joined in the writers’ room by Emily Gordon, Patton Oswalt, Kumail Nanjiani, and Jane Goldman, “Once Upon a Time” creators Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz serve as executive producers and showrunners for “Amazing Stories”, from Universal TV and Amblin Television. Steven Spielberg, Darryl Frank, Justin Falvey, Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz will also executive produce. The original series featured episodes that were everything from sci-fi to horror and was directed by the who’s who of directors including Martin Scorsese, Tom Holland, Tobe Hooper and Spielberg himself. But sadly,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 29, 2020
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Milla Jovovich & Tony Jaa Look Badass In The First Character Posters For ‘Monster Hunters’

Resident Evil star Milla Jovovich takes up arms in writer-director Paul W.S. Anderson‘s (Resident Evil) adaptation of the Monster Hunter video game. We’ve got the first character posters featuring Jovovich and Tony Jaa and they are badass AF (below). “Behind our world, there is another: a world of dangerous and powerful monsters that rule their domain with deadly ferocity. When Lt. Artemis (Milla Jovovich) and her elite unit are transported through a portal from our world to a new world, they are in for the shock of their lives. In her desperate attempt to get home, the brave lieutenant encounters a mysterious hunter (Tony Jaa), whose unique skills have allowed him to survive in this hostile land. Faced with relentless and terrifying attacks from the monsters, the warriors team up to fight back and find a way home.” Tip “T.I.” Harris, Meagan Good, Diego Boneta, Josh Helman, and Ron Perlman also star. Jeremy Bolt is producing for Constantin Films. Monster

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 28, 2020
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SyFy’s New “Day Of The Dead” Series Will Takes Us Back To The Beginning

First Syfy set its sights on a “Chucky” series, now they are breathing new life into George A. Romero‘s “Day of the Dead” by greenlighting the first 10-episode season of a new series based on the 1985 classic. he original film followed a small group of military officers and scientists living in an underground bunker as the world above is overrun by zombies. Syfy‘s series sounds a little different. This time, the story of six strangers trying to survive the first 24 hours of an undead invasion, Deadline reports. The series is written by Jed Elinoff and Scott Thomas, who will also serve as showrunners. The show is from the same folks who brought us “Creepshow,” Cartel Entertainment. “Day of the Dead” will premiere on Syfy sometime in 2021. Take a look back at the classic with its original trailer.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 28, 2020
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