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The Steven Spielberg-produced horror thriller The Turning left critics with a sour taste in their mouths due to the film’s ending. Director Floria Sigismondi has now revealed that the Blu-ray will feature an alternative ending that may be a game-changer. Finn Wolfhard, Mackenzie Davis, and Brooklynn Prince lead the cast. “At a mysterious estate in the Maine countryside, newly appointed nanny Kate is charged with the care of two disturbed orphans, Flora and Miles. Quickly though, she discovers that both the children and the house are harboring dark secrets and things may not be as they appear. Jade Bartlett penned the last version of the script by Chad and Carey Hayes (The Conjuring 2). Scott Bernstein and Roy Lee are producing. Stephen Spielberg is serving as executive producer for The Turning. The Turning, an adaptation of The Turning of the Screw by Henry James, lands on Digital on April 7th, followed by its release on Blu-ray and DVD on April
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“One day, years from now, you’ll wonder if this really happened.” Amazon ordered the eight-episode series “Tales from the Loop” last summer. The series, based on the paintings by artist Simon Stålenhag finally has a premiere date and a trailer. Starring Rebecca Hall (The Gift), Paul Schneider (“Channel Zero: Candle Cove”) and Jonathan Pryce (“Game of Thrones”), “Tales from the Loop” explores the mind-bending adventures of the people who live above the Loop, a machine built to unlock and explore the mysteries of the universe. Directed by Mark Romanek and written by Nathaniel Halpern (Legion), the series is a co-production of Fox 21 Television Studio. It will premiere globally on Amazon Prime Video on April 3, 2020.
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An artist unleashes Candyman with a gallery show in the first trailer for director Nia DaCosta‘s Candyman “spiritual sequel.” The movie returns to the neighborhood where the legend began, where Cabrini-Green housing projects once stood. We all know not to say the legend’s name five times, but the people in the movie co-written and produced by Jordan Peele say it anyway and bring down Candyman’s wrath upon themselves. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (US, Aquaman), Tony Todd (Candyman), Teyonah Parris, Colman Domingo, and Nathan Stewart-Jarrett star. Candyman returns on June 12, 2020.
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Writer-director Kirill Sokolov is making his feature debut with Why Don’t You Just Die!, a blood-soaked black comedy that is a rousing tale of family, modern relationships and the dark places they can take you to when things turn sour. In the film, “Matvey (Aleksandr Kuznetsov) has just one objective: to gain entry to his girlfriend’s parents’ apartment and kill her father Andrey (Vitaliy Khaev) with a hammer to restore her honor. But all is not as it initially seems, and Matvey’s attempts to bludgeon the family patriarch to death don’t quite go to plan as Andrey proves a more formidable – not to mention ruthless – opponent than he anticipated… and Matvey, for his part, proves stubbornly unwilling to die.” Ahead of the release, Sokolov shared, “Despite our exaggerated use of genre tropes and all the flashy effects, Why Don’t You Just Die! remains, for me, an incredibly personal and sincere story. The film’s inherent violence is the result
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Over the years there have been rumors of cursed films, such as The Exorcist and the original Poltergeist. A new five-part documentary series titled “Cursed Films” is headed to Shudder. “Cursed Films” explores the myths and legends behind some of Hollywood’s notoriously “cursed” horror film productions. From plane accidents and bombings during the making of The Omen to the rumored use of real human skeletons on the set of Poltergeist, these stories are legendary amongst film fans and filmmakers alike. But where does the truth lie? Cursed Films reveals the events that haunted these productions through interviews with experts, witnesses and the cast, directors, and producers who lived through real-life events. Were these films really cursed, as many believe, or just the victims of bad luck and bizarre circumstances? The series is written, directed, and edited by Jay Cheel. Cheel also serves as executive producer alongside Andrew Nicholas McCann Smith, Laura Perlmutter, and Brian Robertson. The series will make its
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Seven women struggle for survival against a group of deranged killers in The Furies, coming to Blu-ray and DVD this March. Written and directed by Tony D’Aquino (Alpha Male), the film stars Airlie Dodds (Killing Ground), Linda Ngo (“Top of the Lake”), Taylor Ferguson (“Glitch”), and Ebony Vagulans (“My Life Is Murder”) with Danielle Horvat (“House Husbands”) and Tom O’Sullivan (A Man on the Edge) In The Furies, when Kayla (Airlie Dodds) wakes up in a coffin-like box in the middle of the woods, the first thing she sees is a terrifying masked man with an ax running straight for her. As she runs to try to get away, she realizes she is part of an insane and deadly game. Six other women running scared in the woods, each with a masked assassin assigned to protect them and kill everyone else. Kayla races to save herself and as many women as she can, but when they start to turn on
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After six years, Terror Films is set to finally release the long-gestating 80’s horror throwback The Torment of Laurie Ann Cullom. In the film, a woman who suffers from agoraphobia soon realizes her fear of the outside world is nothing compared to what she finds in her home. Inspired by actual events, director Mark Dossett’s critically acclaimed indie horror film began its festival run in 2014 and has been praised by horror critics including Horror Fuel’s own Noah Manginelli who proclaimed back in 2016 that it is “one of the best slasher movies of the year,” in his review. When asked why he waited so long to distribute his feature film debut, director Mark Dossett had this to say: “I had four previous distribution offers before signing with Terror Films. I had everything from one distributor telling me they didn’t like the name of the film and they would figure it out once I signed. Another one quoted me on
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The wrestling world bodyslams the horror genre this June’s with the funny fright-flick, Wrestlemassacre! Check out the trailer below. Randy is an awkward groundskeeper who is obsessed with professional wrestling. Longing for a sense of belonging with grandiose dreams of becoming a wrestling superstar, he is only met with abject humiliation. A brutal shaming at a local wrestling school pushes Randy over the edge and sets out on a blood-soaked rampage to punish those who wronged him. Wrestlemassacre, starring Richie Acevedo aka The Cuban Assassin, The WWE’s Tony Atlas, Julio Bana Fernandez (“House of Cards”), Jason John Beebe (Crossbreed) and Canadian pro wrestler Rene Dupree, will be available On Demand and DVD June 16, 2020, from Wild Eye Releasing.
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Robert Eggers, the brilliant filmmaker behind The Witch and The Lighthouse will next bring to life The Northman, a Viking revenge film. Described as a “saga set in Iceland at the turn of the 10th century,” The Northman was written by Eggers and Icelandic pet and novelist Sjón. According to Deadline, the list of impressive actors currently in talks to star includes brothers Alexander Skarsgård (“True Blood”) and Bill Skarsgård (IT), Nicole Kidman (The Others), Anya Taylor-Joy (Glass), and Willem Dafoe (The Lighthouse). Eggers is once again teaming up with Oscar-nominated cinematographer Jarin Blaschke who did an amazing job with The Lighthouse (review). The Northman will be the third entry in a “trilogy of sorts” revolving around dark folk tales, according to Eggers. He also states that this film will be “bigger than the others” and that it will be “dark and unusually violent.” The Lighthouse is now out on Blu-ray and DVD from A24.
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The first cast member for Annabelle and Wish Upon director John R. Leonetti‘s new movie Lullaby is “Game of Thrones” actress and ballerina Oona Chaplin. Lullaby is based on the mythical figure Lillith and follows a new mother who discovers a lullaby in an ancient book. Soon, her world becomes a nightmare when the lullaby unleashes the ancient demon. The film was written by Alex Greenfield (Abducted) and Ben Powell (Satanic), the duo behind 2015’s The Sand. Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson are producing. Lee Nelson, David Tish, Scott Parish, and Carl Rogers are executive producing along with Markus Goerg, Dick Hillenbrand, Mikhail Nayfeld, Jeff Boler, John Lewis Bret Saxon, and Mark Holder. In “Game of Thrones,” Chaplin played the role of Talisa Maegyr, the wife of King Robb Stark. Her character was murdered during the infamous Red Wedding episode along with her unborn baby, King Stark, and many others. Production is set to begin in Toronto this March on
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The Steven Spielberg-produced horror thriller The Turning left critics with a sour taste in their mouths due to the film’s ending. Director Floria Sigismondi has now revealed that the Blu-ray will feature an alternative ending that may be a game-changer. Finn Wolfhard, Mackenzie Davis, and Brooklynn Prince lead the cast. “At a mysterious estate in the Maine countryside, newly appointed nanny Kate is charged with the care of two disturbed orphans, Flora and Miles. Quickly though, she discovers that both the children and the house are harboring dark secrets and things may not be as they appear. Jade Bartlett penned the last version of the script by Chad and Carey Hayes (The Conjuring 2). Scott Bernstein and Roy Lee are producing. Stephen Spielberg is serving as executive producer for The Turning. The Turning, an adaptation of The Turning of the Screw by Henry James, lands on Digital on April 7th, followed by its release on Blu-ray and DVD on April
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“One day, years from now, you’ll wonder if this really happened.” Amazon ordered the eight-episode series “Tales from the Loop” last summer. The series, based on the paintings by artist Simon Stålenhag finally has a premiere date and a trailer. Starring Rebecca Hall (The Gift), Paul Schneider (“Channel Zero: Candle Cove”) and Jonathan Pryce (“Game of Thrones”), “Tales from the Loop” explores the mind-bending adventures of the people who live above the Loop, a machine built to unlock and explore the mysteries of the universe. Directed by Mark Romanek and written by Nathaniel Halpern (Legion), the series is a co-production of Fox 21 Television Studio. It will premiere globally on Amazon Prime Video on April 3, 2020.
Continue reading →
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An artist unleashes Candyman with a gallery show in the first trailer for director Nia DaCosta‘s Candyman “spiritual sequel.” The movie returns to the neighborhood where the legend began, where Cabrini-Green housing projects once stood. We all know not to say the legend’s name five times, but the people in the movie co-written and produced by Jordan Peele say it anyway and bring down Candyman’s wrath upon themselves. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (US, Aquaman), Tony Todd (Candyman), Teyonah Parris, Colman Domingo, and Nathan Stewart-Jarrett star. Candyman returns on June 12, 2020.
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Writer-director Kirill Sokolov is making his feature debut with Why Don’t You Just Die!, a blood-soaked black comedy that is a rousing tale of family, modern relationships and the dark places they can take you to when things turn sour. In the film, “Matvey (Aleksandr Kuznetsov) has just one objective: to gain entry to his girlfriend’s parents’ apartment and kill her father Andrey (Vitaliy Khaev) with a hammer to restore her honor. But all is not as it initially seems, and Matvey’s attempts to bludgeon the family patriarch to death don’t quite go to plan as Andrey proves a more formidable – not to mention ruthless – opponent than he anticipated… and Matvey, for his part, proves stubbornly unwilling to die.” Ahead of the release, Sokolov shared, “Despite our exaggerated use of genre tropes and all the flashy effects, Why Don’t You Just Die! remains, for me, an incredibly personal and sincere story. The film’s inherent violence is the result
Continue reading →
DocumentariesMoviesNewsShudderStreaming TVTrailers
Over the years there have been rumors of cursed films, such as The Exorcist and the original Poltergeist. A new five-part documentary series titled “Cursed Films” is headed to Shudder. “Cursed Films” explores the myths and legends behind some of Hollywood’s notoriously “cursed” horror film productions. From plane accidents and bombings during the making of The Omen to the rumored use of real human skeletons on the set of Poltergeist, these stories are legendary amongst film fans and filmmakers alike. But where does the truth lie? Cursed Films reveals the events that haunted these productions through interviews with experts, witnesses and the cast, directors, and producers who lived through real-life events. Were these films really cursed, as many believe, or just the victims of bad luck and bizarre circumstances? The series is written, directed, and edited by Jay Cheel. Cheel also serves as executive producer alongside Andrew Nicholas McCann Smith, Laura Perlmutter, and Brian Robertson. The series will make its
Continue reading →
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Seven women struggle for survival against a group of deranged killers in The Furies, coming to Blu-ray and DVD this March. Written and directed by Tony D’Aquino (Alpha Male), the film stars Airlie Dodds (Killing Ground), Linda Ngo (“Top of the Lake”), Taylor Ferguson (“Glitch”), and Ebony Vagulans (“My Life Is Murder”) with Danielle Horvat (“House Husbands”) and Tom O’Sullivan (A Man on the Edge) In The Furies, when Kayla (Airlie Dodds) wakes up in a coffin-like box in the middle of the woods, the first thing she sees is a terrifying masked man with an ax running straight for her. As she runs to try to get away, she realizes she is part of an insane and deadly game. Six other women running scared in the woods, each with a masked assassin assigned to protect them and kill everyone else. Kayla races to save herself and as many women as she can, but when they start to turn on
Continue reading →
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After six years, Terror Films is set to finally release the long-gestating 80’s horror throwback The Torment of Laurie Ann Cullom. In the film, a woman who suffers from agoraphobia soon realizes her fear of the outside world is nothing compared to what she finds in her home. Inspired by actual events, director Mark Dossett’s critically acclaimed indie horror film began its festival run in 2014 and has been praised by horror critics including Horror Fuel’s own Noah Manginelli who proclaimed back in 2016 that it is “one of the best slasher movies of the year,” in his review. When asked why he waited so long to distribute his feature film debut, director Mark Dossett had this to say: “I had four previous distribution offers before signing with Terror Films. I had everything from one distributor telling me they didn’t like the name of the film and they would figure it out once I signed. Another one quoted me on
Continue reading →
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The wrestling world bodyslams the horror genre this June’s with the funny fright-flick, Wrestlemassacre! Check out the trailer below. Randy is an awkward groundskeeper who is obsessed with professional wrestling. Longing for a sense of belonging with grandiose dreams of becoming a wrestling superstar, he is only met with abject humiliation. A brutal shaming at a local wrestling school pushes Randy over the edge and sets out on a blood-soaked rampage to punish those who wronged him. Wrestlemassacre, starring Richie Acevedo aka The Cuban Assassin, The WWE’s Tony Atlas, Julio Bana Fernandez (“House of Cards”), Jason John Beebe (Crossbreed) and Canadian pro wrestler Rene Dupree, will be available On Demand and DVD June 16, 2020, from Wild Eye Releasing.
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Robert Eggers, the brilliant filmmaker behind The Witch and The Lighthouse will next bring to life The Northman, a Viking revenge film. Described as a “saga set in Iceland at the turn of the 10th century,” The Northman was written by Eggers and Icelandic pet and novelist Sjón. According to Deadline, the list of impressive actors currently in talks to star includes brothers Alexander Skarsgård (“True Blood”) and Bill Skarsgård (IT), Nicole Kidman (The Others), Anya Taylor-Joy (Glass), and Willem Dafoe (The Lighthouse). Eggers is once again teaming up with Oscar-nominated cinematographer Jarin Blaschke who did an amazing job with The Lighthouse (review). The Northman will be the third entry in a “trilogy of sorts” revolving around dark folk tales, according to Eggers. He also states that this film will be “bigger than the others” and that it will be “dark and unusually violent.” The Lighthouse is now out on Blu-ray and DVD from A24.
Continue reading →
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The first cast member for Annabelle and Wish Upon director John R. Leonetti‘s new movie Lullaby is “Game of Thrones” actress and ballerina Oona Chaplin. Lullaby is based on the mythical figure Lillith and follows a new mother who discovers a lullaby in an ancient book. Soon, her world becomes a nightmare when the lullaby unleashes the ancient demon. The film was written by Alex Greenfield (Abducted) and Ben Powell (Satanic), the duo behind 2015’s The Sand. Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson are producing. Lee Nelson, David Tish, Scott Parish, and Carl Rogers are executive producing along with Markus Goerg, Dick Hillenbrand, Mikhail Nayfeld, Jeff Boler, John Lewis Bret Saxon, and Mark Holder. In “Game of Thrones,” Chaplin played the role of Talisa Maegyr, the wife of King Robb Stark. Her character was murdered during the infamous Red Wedding episode along with her unborn baby, King Stark, and many others. Production is set to begin in Toronto this March on
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