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Vacation Turns Into Horror In The ‘Fantasy Island’ Trailer

Take a trip to Fantasy Island this February when a vacation turns into terror for vacationers forced to live out their deepest, darkest desires. The trailer has just landed giving us our first real look at Blumhouse and Sony’s horror movie. In the movie, “the Enigmatic Mr. Roarke (Michael Peña) makes the secret dreams of his lucky guests come true at a luxurious but remote tropical resort. But when the fantasies turn into nightmares, the guests have to solve the island’s mystery in order to escape with their lives.” Lucy Hale (Truth or Dare) also stars along with Michael Rooker, Parisa Fitz-Henley, Charlotte McKinney, and Austin Stowell. Truth or Dare’s Jeff Wadlow was in the director’s chair for the film that he co-wrote with Chris Roach and Jillian Jacobs, based on the hit series, with a dark twist, that aired through the 70s and 80s. Take a trip to Fantasy Island on February 14, 2020.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 11, 2019
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HBO Promo Reveals First Look At Jordan Peele’s “Lovecraft Country”

HBO has unveiled a new promo for the new and returning series coming out in 2020. In the video we get our first glimpse at Jordan Peele‘s upcoming series “Lovecraft Country.” Based on the 2016 novel by Matt Ruff, the series, written by Misha Green, centers on Atticus Black (Jonathan Majors), his friend Letitia (Jurnee Smollett-Bell), and his Uncle George as they embark on a road trip across 1950s Jim Crow America in search of his missing father. Thus begins a struggle to survive and overcome both the racist terrors of white America and the terrifying monsters that could be ripped from a Lovecraft paperback Michael Kenneth Williams, Abbey Lee, Tony Goldwyn, Jamie Harris, Courtney B. Vance, Wunmi Mosaku, Aunjanue Ellis, Erica Tazel, Jamie Chung, Jamie Neumann, Mac Brandt, and Jordan Patrick Smith star. “Lovecraft Country” is produced by Peele and his company Monkeypaw Productions, Misha Green and Warner Bros., and J.J. Abram’s Bad Robot.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 11, 2019
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Neil Gaiman Confirms First Two Seasons Of His Netflix Series ‘The Sandman’

Following the success of “American Gods,” Neil Gaiman is currently working on a new series, “The Sandman,” which we first reported back in August. Gaiman has teamed up with David Goyer (Dark Knight trilogy) to produce the new adaptation of his graphic novel series for Netflix. Allan Heinberg (Wonder Woman) is serving as a writer and will also serve as showrunner. Described as “the most expensive TV series that DC Entertainment has ever done,” “The Sandman” is already approved for a second season. During a recent interview with Radio Times Gaiman confirmed the news. There are three of us, showrunner Heinberg, Goyer, and me, and we’ve just finished writing the first episode, and plotting and breaking down the first two seasons, so we’ll see what happens next.” The first season will feature eleven episodes, but up till now, we did not know that a second season was already ordered. We’re happy to hear it. The story centers on Morpheus, the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 11, 2019
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Nicolas Cage Gets Twisted In The Trailer For Hurricane Thriller ‘Grand Isle’

Nicolas Cage gets seriously twisted in the upcoming thriller Grand Isle, three people, two of them harboring dark secrets, are pinned down in a house while a hurricane rages outside. In the film, “Walter (Nicolas Cage) and his neglected wife lure a young man into their Victorian home to escape a hurricane. When the man is charged with murder by Det. Jones (Kelsey Grammar), he must reveal the couple’s wicked secrets to save himself.” KaDee Strickland and Luke Benward also star in Grand Isle, directed by Stephen S. Campanelli. Cage has been a busy man, he is also starring in the upcoming H.P. Lovecraft film Color Out of Space, whose trailer has also just arrived. Grand Isle will be unleashed in theaters and on demand on December 6.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 11, 2019
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Terror Films Teams Up With Streaming Service Horrify

U.S. based genre distributor Terror Films has closed a multi-picture content deal with Dutch Streaming service Horrify. The terms, which were negotiated at AFM between Terror Films President of Worldwide Distribution, Joe Dain and Horrify Director of Content and Programming, Lemke Roos will include 20 films such as the highly successful Hell House LLC franchise, the politically charged Savageland, Australian horror film, Inner Demon and the critically acclaimed ride-share thriller, End Trip – among others. This new partnership is one more step in expanding our digital footprint on a global scale. As we increasingly see less and less opportunity to secure sales for indie horror films in the more traditional foreign markets, these direct platform relationships help us diversify without the need for a 3rd party distributor”, stated Terror Films President Joe Dain. Horrify, which launched October 30th, 2018 has since become an instant success and is the largest horror-only steaming SVOD service in the Netherlands with currently over 350

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 11, 2019
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Horror Actress Arrested For Murder One Day After Movie Wraps Filming

Aisling Tucker Moore-Redd, who goes by Wyn Reed, stars as the lead role of Valerie in the upcoming horror film From the Dark. Just one day after the film wrapped the journalist turned actress was charged with a real-life murder. During the five months of filming, investigators obtained cellphone footage of Moore-Reed that she recorded as she shot her uncle, Shane Patrick Moore, 63, in 2016, according to reports. She now faces murder charges and is being held without bail. The New York Post reports that the filmmakers say they had no idea that she was facing charges in Jackson County, Oregon where she had claimed self-defense. Siskiyou Productions say they are now “struggling” on how to handle the film’s release, set for January. We had absoloutely no idea about who she was or her circumstances,” the company stated on the Indiegog page for the film.” Others on the project say that the character’s actions in the film are eerily

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 10, 2019
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Paranormal Activty Seven Possesses A Release Date

Back in 2007, the Paranormal Activity franchise began with a bang, heavily influencing the found footage genre. Now, Paramount and Blumhouse have announced the 2021 release date for the seventh installment. It’s been 4 years since the last installment, Gregory Plotkin’s 2015 Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension starring Chris J. Murray, Brit Shaw, and Ivy George. The film followed a couple and their 7-year-old daughter as they get ready for Christmas in their new home. After finding an old camcorder, the father quickly learns that it can record strange apparitions that are invisible to the naked eye. When the daughter starts talking to an imaginary friend and displaying strange behavior, the couple finds themselves in a terrifying battle with a supernatural entity. The new Paranormal Activity film will be unleashed on March 19, 2021.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 10, 2019
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‘The Conjuring 2’ Actor Offers An Update For ‘The Crooked Man’

The Conjuring universe continues to expand. The latest spin-off is from The Conjuring 2, The Crooked Man. The spin-off was first announced back in 2017, but thing have been quiet since. Actor Javier Botet has now offered an update during an interview with Daily Dead. Since the first time I met the producers when we were shooting Conjuring 2, they spoke to me, they told me that the intention was to make a spinoff. So I said, ‘Okay, let’s make Conjuring 2 first and then we will play it by ear.’ Botet continued, “But I love the character. It’s amazing, beautiful. So it’s a pity to see only a little, little part in The Conjuring 2. I’m so excited and I want to make a Crooked Man spinoff. But I know the same that everybody knows. They wrote the screenplay and they are waiting at the moment. They want to do it, but we don’t have a schedule. We don’t

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 10, 2019
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First Two Stars Announced For Hulu’s “Monsterland”

The first casting news is here for Hulu‘s upcoming series “Monsterland.” Jonathan Tucker (Westworld, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, pictured above) and Kaitlyn Dever (Booksmart, Them That Follow, pictured below) are set to star in the premiere episode. The series is based on Nathan Ballingrud’s short story collection “North American Monsters“, which we first reported back in May. The first eight episodes of the series will feature tales of encounters with mermaids, fallen angels and other strange beasts that drive broken people to desperate acts in an attempt to repair their lives, ultimately showing there is a thin line between man and monster. In the premiere episode, “Overwhelmed and underwater, teen mother Toni (Dever) is trapped in her dead-end life until a mysterious stranger shows her that escape is possible… but only if she’s willing to pay for it.” The series was created by Mary Laws (“Preacher”) who will serve as the series’ writer and executive producer. Lucan Toh will executive produce

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 9, 2019
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A Terrifying Myth Comes To Life In ‘The Tokoloshe’ Trailer

This December, director Jerome Pikwane’s frightening fictional account of the mythological creature The Tokoloshe debuts on digital platforms and disc. In the film, Busi, a young destitute woman with dangerously repressed emotions, lands a job as a cleaner at a rundown hospital in the heart of Johannesburg. Desperate for the money so she can bring her younger sister to Johannesburg, she must cope despite the predatory and corrupt hospital manager. When Busi discovers an abandoned young girl in the hospital, who believes she is tormented by a supernatural force, Busi must face her own demons from her past in order to save the child from the abusive monster that pursues them both relentlessly. The film from writers Richard Kunzmann and Jerome Pikwane, stars Petronella Tshuma, Kwande Nkosi, and Dawid Minnaar. The Tokoloshe arrives on December 3, 2019.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 9, 2019

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Vacation Turns Into Horror In The ‘Fantasy Island’ Trailer

Take a trip to Fantasy Island this February when a vacation turns into terror for vacationers forced to live out their deepest, darkest desires. The trailer has just landed giving us our first real look at Blumhouse and Sony’s horror movie. In the movie, “the Enigmatic Mr. Roarke (Michael Peña) makes the secret dreams of his lucky guests come true at a luxurious but remote tropical resort. But when the fantasies turn into nightmares, the guests have to solve the island’s mystery in order to escape with their lives.” Lucy Hale (Truth or Dare) also stars along with Michael Rooker, Parisa Fitz-Henley, Charlotte McKinney, and Austin Stowell. Truth or Dare’s Jeff Wadlow was in the director’s chair for the film that he co-wrote with Chris Roach and Jillian Jacobs, based on the hit series, with a dark twist, that aired through the 70s and 80s. Take a trip to Fantasy Island on February 14, 2020.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 11, 2019
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HBO Promo Reveals First Look At Jordan Peele’s “Lovecraft Country”

HBO has unveiled a new promo for the new and returning series coming out in 2020. In the video we get our first glimpse at Jordan Peele‘s upcoming series “Lovecraft Country.” Based on the 2016 novel by Matt Ruff, the series, written by Misha Green, centers on Atticus Black (Jonathan Majors), his friend Letitia (Jurnee Smollett-Bell), and his Uncle George as they embark on a road trip across 1950s Jim Crow America in search of his missing father. Thus begins a struggle to survive and overcome both the racist terrors of white America and the terrifying monsters that could be ripped from a Lovecraft paperback Michael Kenneth Williams, Abbey Lee, Tony Goldwyn, Jamie Harris, Courtney B. Vance, Wunmi Mosaku, Aunjanue Ellis, Erica Tazel, Jamie Chung, Jamie Neumann, Mac Brandt, and Jordan Patrick Smith star. “Lovecraft Country” is produced by Peele and his company Monkeypaw Productions, Misha Green and Warner Bros., and J.J. Abram’s Bad Robot.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 11, 2019
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Neil Gaiman Confirms First Two Seasons Of His Netflix Series ‘The Sandman’

Following the success of “American Gods,” Neil Gaiman is currently working on a new series, “The Sandman,” which we first reported back in August. Gaiman has teamed up with David Goyer (Dark Knight trilogy) to produce the new adaptation of his graphic novel series for Netflix. Allan Heinberg (Wonder Woman) is serving as a writer and will also serve as showrunner. Described as “the most expensive TV series that DC Entertainment has ever done,” “The Sandman” is already approved for a second season. During a recent interview with Radio Times Gaiman confirmed the news. There are three of us, showrunner Heinberg, Goyer, and me, and we’ve just finished writing the first episode, and plotting and breaking down the first two seasons, so we’ll see what happens next.” The first season will feature eleven episodes, but up till now, we did not know that a second season was already ordered. We’re happy to hear it. The story centers on Morpheus, the

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 11, 2019
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Nicolas Cage Gets Twisted In The Trailer For Hurricane Thriller ‘Grand Isle’

Nicolas Cage gets seriously twisted in the upcoming thriller Grand Isle, three people, two of them harboring dark secrets, are pinned down in a house while a hurricane rages outside. In the film, “Walter (Nicolas Cage) and his neglected wife lure a young man into their Victorian home to escape a hurricane. When the man is charged with murder by Det. Jones (Kelsey Grammar), he must reveal the couple’s wicked secrets to save himself.” KaDee Strickland and Luke Benward also star in Grand Isle, directed by Stephen S. Campanelli. Cage has been a busy man, he is also starring in the upcoming H.P. Lovecraft film Color Out of Space, whose trailer has also just arrived. Grand Isle will be unleashed in theaters and on demand on December 6.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 11, 2019
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Terror Films Teams Up With Streaming Service Horrify

U.S. based genre distributor Terror Films has closed a multi-picture content deal with Dutch Streaming service Horrify. The terms, which were negotiated at AFM between Terror Films President of Worldwide Distribution, Joe Dain and Horrify Director of Content and Programming, Lemke Roos will include 20 films such as the highly successful Hell House LLC franchise, the politically charged Savageland, Australian horror film, Inner Demon and the critically acclaimed ride-share thriller, End Trip – among others. This new partnership is one more step in expanding our digital footprint on a global scale. As we increasingly see less and less opportunity to secure sales for indie horror films in the more traditional foreign markets, these direct platform relationships help us diversify without the need for a 3rd party distributor”, stated Terror Films President Joe Dain. Horrify, which launched October 30th, 2018 has since become an instant success and is the largest horror-only steaming SVOD service in the Netherlands with currently over 350

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 11, 2019
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Horror Actress Arrested For Murder One Day After Movie Wraps Filming

Aisling Tucker Moore-Redd, who goes by Wyn Reed, stars as the lead role of Valerie in the upcoming horror film From the Dark. Just one day after the film wrapped the journalist turned actress was charged with a real-life murder. During the five months of filming, investigators obtained cellphone footage of Moore-Reed that she recorded as she shot her uncle, Shane Patrick Moore, 63, in 2016, according to reports. She now faces murder charges and is being held without bail. The New York Post reports that the filmmakers say they had no idea that she was facing charges in Jackson County, Oregon where she had claimed self-defense. Siskiyou Productions say they are now “struggling” on how to handle the film’s release, set for January. We had absoloutely no idea about who she was or her circumstances,” the company stated on the Indiegog page for the film.” Others on the project say that the character’s actions in the film are eerily

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 10, 2019
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Paranormal Activty Seven Possesses A Release Date

Back in 2007, the Paranormal Activity franchise began with a bang, heavily influencing the found footage genre. Now, Paramount and Blumhouse have announced the 2021 release date for the seventh installment. It’s been 4 years since the last installment, Gregory Plotkin’s 2015 Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension starring Chris J. Murray, Brit Shaw, and Ivy George. The film followed a couple and their 7-year-old daughter as they get ready for Christmas in their new home. After finding an old camcorder, the father quickly learns that it can record strange apparitions that are invisible to the naked eye. When the daughter starts talking to an imaginary friend and displaying strange behavior, the couple finds themselves in a terrifying battle with a supernatural entity. The new Paranormal Activity film will be unleashed on March 19, 2021.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 10, 2019
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‘The Conjuring 2’ Actor Offers An Update For ‘The Crooked Man’

The Conjuring universe continues to expand. The latest spin-off is from The Conjuring 2, The Crooked Man. The spin-off was first announced back in 2017, but thing have been quiet since. Actor Javier Botet has now offered an update during an interview with Daily Dead. Since the first time I met the producers when we were shooting Conjuring 2, they spoke to me, they told me that the intention was to make a spinoff. So I said, ‘Okay, let’s make Conjuring 2 first and then we will play it by ear.’ Botet continued, “But I love the character. It’s amazing, beautiful. So it’s a pity to see only a little, little part in The Conjuring 2. I’m so excited and I want to make a Crooked Man spinoff. But I know the same that everybody knows. They wrote the screenplay and they are waiting at the moment. They want to do it, but we don’t have a schedule. We don’t

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 10, 2019
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First Two Stars Announced For Hulu’s “Monsterland”

The first casting news is here for Hulu‘s upcoming series “Monsterland.” Jonathan Tucker (Westworld, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, pictured above) and Kaitlyn Dever (Booksmart, Them That Follow, pictured below) are set to star in the premiere episode. The series is based on Nathan Ballingrud’s short story collection “North American Monsters“, which we first reported back in May. The first eight episodes of the series will feature tales of encounters with mermaids, fallen angels and other strange beasts that drive broken people to desperate acts in an attempt to repair their lives, ultimately showing there is a thin line between man and monster. In the premiere episode, “Overwhelmed and underwater, teen mother Toni (Dever) is trapped in her dead-end life until a mysterious stranger shows her that escape is possible… but only if she’s willing to pay for it.” The series was created by Mary Laws (“Preacher”) who will serve as the series’ writer and executive producer. Lucan Toh will executive produce

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 9, 2019
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A Terrifying Myth Comes To Life In ‘The Tokoloshe’ Trailer

This December, director Jerome Pikwane’s frightening fictional account of the mythological creature The Tokoloshe debuts on digital platforms and disc. In the film, Busi, a young destitute woman with dangerously repressed emotions, lands a job as a cleaner at a rundown hospital in the heart of Johannesburg. Desperate for the money so she can bring her younger sister to Johannesburg, she must cope despite the predatory and corrupt hospital manager. When Busi discovers an abandoned young girl in the hospital, who believes she is tormented by a supernatural force, Busi must face her own demons from her past in order to save the child from the abusive monster that pursues them both relentlessly. The film from writers Richard Kunzmann and Jerome Pikwane, stars Petronella Tshuma, Kwande Nkosi, and Dawid Minnaar. The Tokoloshe arrives on December 3, 2019.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 9, 2019
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