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Director Takes Viewers Inside The World Of ‘Gretel & Hansel’ In New Featurette

A young girl leads her little brother into the dark woods in desperate search of food and work, only to stumble upon a nexus of terrifying evil in Gretel & Hansel. Today, we have a new sneak peek featurette titled “New Tale” with director Osgood Perkins taking us inside the film. From Osgood “Oz” Perkins, the director of The Blackcoat’s Daughter and I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House, Gretel & Hansel stars Sophia Lillis (It, HBO’s “Sharp Objects”), Sammy Leakey, Alice Krige (Star Trek, Netflix’s “The OA”), Jessica De Gouw (WGN’s “Underground,” The CW’s “Arrow”), and Charles Babalola (Netflix’s “Black Mirror,” The Legend of Tarzan). Gretel & Hansel was written by Rob Hayes (Netflix’s “Chewing Gum”) and produced by Brian Kavanaugh-Jones (Sinister, Upgrade) and Fred Berger (La La Land, Destroyer) on behalf of Automatik. Sandra Yee Ling and Macdara Kelleher executive produced. Orion Pictures will unleash Gretel & Hansel in theaters on January 31, 2020.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jan 12, 2020

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Thomas Jane Fights Werewolves This March In ‘Hunter’s Moon’

Genre star Thomas Jane (The Mist, Deep Blue Seas, The Predator) will battle werewolves in Hunter’s Moon, unleashed this March. In the film, “When their parents leave town, three teenage girls decide to throw a party in their new country home. But when a gang of dangerous local boys with sinister intentions turn up, the women are forced to not only defend themselves from the evil inside of the house but an unseen bloodthirsty predator that is hunting them one by one outside of the house.” Hunter’s Moon also stars Jay Mohr, Amanda Wyss, and Sean Patrick Flanery and is from executive producer Arnold Rifkin of Live Free or Die Hard and Hostage and Luke Taylor (Halloween II) as well as Matthew Helderman (Midway), Joe Listhaus (Jack Goes Home), Gato Scatena (Isolation), Jonathan Sheldon (Unfriended: Dark Web). Hunter’s Moon bares its teeth on DVD, Digital, and On-Demand on March 24, 2020, from Lionsgate

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jan 12, 2020

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“Chucky” Is Coming To SyFy For New TV Series!

Syfy announced today at the Television Critics Association winter press tour that it has given the straight-to-series order for a new series based on Chucky from the Child’s Play franchise. Titled “Chucky,” the series centers on an idyllic American town thrown into chaos after a vintage Chucky doll turns up in a back yard. A series of horrific murders begin to expose the town’s hypocrisies and secrets. Meanwhile, the arrival of enemies and allies from Chucky’s past threatens to expose the truth behind the killings as well as the demon doll’s untold origins as a seemingly ordinary child who became a notorious monster. The series hails from franchise creator Don Mancini who will also serve as a director, showrunner, and executive producer. David Kirschner, Nick Antocasta, Harley Peyton will executive produce as well. We first met our favorite possessed doll Chucky back in 1988 and have since seen six sequels and a reboot from a new team, which debuted in

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jan 11, 2020

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Evil Shows No Mercy In ‘Covenant’ – Out This February

This February, they will hide in plain sight… From director Manuel H. Da Silva (The Wakefield Project) comes the atmospheric and chilling supernatural horror film Covenant. In the film, after receiving word of his estranged mother’s untimely passing, a reluctant former army lieutenant must travel to a secluded town in the Pacific Northwest to unlock the mystery surrounding her suspicious death. Nick Smyth, Peter Valdron, Margaryta Soldatova, Dylan Lloyd, Paige Farlardeau, Anna Carr, and Kameryn Carr star. Covenant is available February 4th on Digital and Disc from High Octane Pictures.

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Jan 11, 2020

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‘Invasion Planet Earth’ Lands This February

The world is under attack from an alien menace in the sci-fi action film Invasion Planet Earth from writer-director-producer Simon Cox. Co-written by Simon Bovey, the film centers on Thomas Dunn, who is a broken man after the death of his young daughter. When his wife falls pregnant again, he cannot believe their luck. However, his joy is short-lived, on the very same day, the people of Earth become plagued with terrifying visions of the end of the world. When a gigantic, all-consuming alien mothership appears in the sky and launches a ruthless attack on Earth’s cities, chaos and destruction follow! Tom must find the strength and wisdom to save his wife and unborn child. However, first, he must confront a shocking truth, a truth that threatens the key to the survival of the human race. Simon Haycock, Lucy Drive, Toyah Willcox, Sophie Anderson, Julie Hoult, Danny Steele, and Ian Brooker star. Invasion Planet Earth lands on VOD, Digital HD,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jan 11, 2020

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Three Friends Get Bloody In ‘Harpoon’ – Now On Showtime

Dark secrets, rivalries, and sexual tensions rise when three friends are trapped on a yacht in Harpoon, written and directed by Rob Grant (Alive, What Doesn’t Kill You), Produced by Michael Peterson and Kurtis David Harder, the film stars Munro Chambers (Cardinal, Turbo Kid, Degrassi: The Next Generation), Emily Tyra (Code Black, Boardwalk Empire), and Christopher Gray (The Mist, The Society, Sell By) with narration by Brett Gelman (Fleabag, Stranger Things, The Other Guys). “With his perfect family and perfect upbringing, Richard (Christopher Gray) appears to have it all. So when he thinks that his long-term girlfriend, Sasha (Emily Tyra), and best friend, Jonah (Munro Chambers), are having an affair, it sends him into a fit of rage that leaves Jonah a bloody mess. Once Jonah and Sasha convince Richard the allegations are false, Richard tries to buy back their trust by taking them out for a day-trip on his family’s yacht. Tension boils over once out at sea, and

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jan 11, 2020

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Halloween Movie ‘Death Trap’ Leaves Six Friends Fighting To Survive (Trailer)

Emerald Wolf Studios has just released the first trailer for director Deandra Spinner‘s feature debut, Death Trap which sees six friends running for their lives. Spinner, alongside producers Christopher Smith and Darien Moultrie, enlisted the talents of actors Bruce Klefstad, Emma Butler, Laith Wallschlaeger, Mercedes Gutierrez, Nicholas Denmon, Dafni Sufra and Troy Brookins. “Death Trap follows the story of six friends on Halloween 1999 in what promises to be a night of mischief and debauchery. The night quickly turns sour when a deadly combination of Florida wildlife, inclement tropical weather and a youthful assumption of invincibility set the stage for an accident that leaves the group stranded in the dark interior of the night. Quick-tempered Jake disappears into the dark. Derek and Jamal search for their furious friend while the girls stay behind. Eventually, the girls’ patience wears thin and they set out to seek help on their own. They will all soon discover that alligators are not the only

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jan 10, 2020

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“AHS” Gets Double Dose Of Great News, It’s Been Renewed And Lead Actress Returning

On Thursday, FX announced that Ryan Murphy’s hit anthology series “American Horror Story” has been renewed for three more seasons. With its tenth season premiering this year, the series has been secured through its thirteenth season. Ryan and Brad are the undisputed masters of horror TV, having created the anthological limited series with American Horror Story and sustaining its success for nearly a decade as FX’s highest-rated series,” FX chairman John Landgraf said in a statement. “We are grateful to them and Dana Walden and our studio partners for committing to another three years.” There’s also more good news, series regular Sarah Paulson, who was missing in season 9 “AHS: 1984”, will be returning as a central character in season ten. And we’re so glad to hear it. Paulson is a fantastic actress and key to the series’ success. Paulson last starred in “AHS 8: Apocalypse” as dual characters Cordelia Foxx (from AHS: Coven) and as Wilhemina Venable, leader of

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Jan 10, 2020

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Award Winning Horror ‘Parasite’ Getting An English Series Adaptation

It appears that many people can’t deal with subtitles, and I get it. But those people are missing out on some seriously amazing films. One foreign horror that is getting a ton of attention from those who can tolerate subtitles is Parasite, hailed as one of the best films of 2019 by many critics. THR is reporting that award-winning Korean film is being adapted into an English-language limited series for HBO with director Bong Joon Ho teaming up with Adam McKay for the series, but there is no word yet if the series will be a continuance of the film or a reboot. The film centers on two opposing families, one rich and one poor. All unemployed, Ki-taek and his family take peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks, as they ingratiate themselves into their lives and get entangled in an unexpected incident.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jan 10, 2020

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‘IT’ Director Rebooting ‘The Howling’

Over the past few years, the horror genre has continued to grow by leaps and bounds and that trend shows no sign of slowing. With reboots and remakes growing in popularity as well it’s no surprise that genre classics are all on the chopping block. The latest classic to be added to the reboot list is the werewolf classic The Howling. The best part of the news, Andrés Muschietti, the director of IT, will be at the helm for Netflix. Muschietti revealed the news during a Q&A with That HashTag Show following a screening of Underwater. The original 1981 film is an adaptation of the novel by Gary Brander and starred Dee Wallace. It was directed by Joe Dante whose film was not a word for word adaptation. There are no details yet if the new film will be a reboot of the novel or the film, so we’ll just have to wait and see. In Dante’s The Howling, a

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jan 10, 2020

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