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Travel Channel Featuring Massive October Event “Haunted Salem: Live”

This October, the Travel Channel will premiere a landmark live ghost hunt from one of America’s oldest and most haunted cities Salem, Massachusetts. The four-hour multiplatform event will be led by a team of Travel Channel’s paranormal all-stars Jack Osbourne and Katrina Weidman (“Portals to Hell”), Amy Bruni, Adam Berry and Chip Coffey (“Kindred Spirits”), Dalen Spratt, Juwan Mass and Marcus Harvey (“Ghost Brothers: Haunted Houseguests”), Dave Schrader and Cindy Kaza (“The Holzer Files”). “Haunted Salem: Live” will include a ghost investigation in and around the historic city, led by a team of the network’s biggest paranormal stars. The immersive, multiplatform event will investigate ghostly activity at three historic locations tied to the infamous Salem Witch Trials of the late 17th century: the Ipswich Gaol, the Proctor House and Rockafellas. Teams will simultaneously lead separate investigations around the city as they seek to expose the hauntings that have plagued this notable city for hundreds of years. The night will culminate

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Sep 21, 2019
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The New ‘Grudge’ Movie Is Neither A Sequel Or A Remake

The new installment of The Grudge franchise is on its way from Sam Raimi’s Ghost House. In a surprising twist, director and co-writer Nicolas Pesce confirmed during an interview with Blood-Disgusting that the movie, simply titled The Grudge, is neither a sequel or remake, but instead takes place at the same time as the 2004 movie starring Sarah Michelle Gellar. This movie takes place at the exact same time that the Sarah Michelle Gellar Grudge takes place,” Pesce stated. So Sarah Michelle Gellar is doing her thing in Japan, and this is what’s happening in America at that same time.” he continued. “So for people who know the old movies, American and Japanese, super well, they’ll see fun ways that we’ve connected it into the mythology and into the story and storylines that existed, while still making a totally separate story that, for all the people who haven’t seen the Grudge movies, this will still make sense to them,” Starring

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Sep 21, 2019
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3 From Hell’s Bill Moseley & Bill Oberst Jr. Star In ‘Devil’s Junction: Handy Dandy’s Revenge’

Director Jeff Broadstreet’s “Jolly” bloody horror epic Devil’s Junction: Handy Dandy’s Revenge is set to open in L.A. theaters this October followed by its release on DVD and On Demand in November. Starring 3 From Hell‘s Bill Moseley (interview) and Bill Oberst Jr. (interview) the J.S Brinkley-scripted Halloween treat sees a shuttered TV studio in Detroit haunted by a magician ventriloquist from a 1960’s children’s show, and he’s looking for a new live, or dead, studio audience. Jeff Broadstreet (Night of the Living Dead 3D) directs the film that also stars Jake Red, Cody Cameron, Arthur Marroquin, Danni Spring, Kyle Anderson, and Katelynn Newberry. Don Borza produces. Returning to the abandoned Detroit television station where they once delighted a generation of children viewers, master puppeteer Mister Jolly re-incarnates his minion puppets for a final performance to settle an old score with Richard. The rare blood moon casts an ominous glow as Mr. Jolly unleashes his puppets, lead by the infamous

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Sep 21, 2019
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IT: Chapter Two Director Adapting Two More Stephen King Novels For Films

Man, filmmaker Andy Muschietti really loves Stephen King, but don’t we all? Following the adaptation of King’s IT with IT:Chapter Two which is currently in theaters, director Muschietti has now signed on to adapt another King story written under the name Richard Bachman, titled Roadwork. He has also confirmed that he is still attached to the film adaptation of King’s short story The Jaunt. Roadwork takes place in an unnamed Midwestern city in the seventies. Grieving over the death of his son and the disintegration of his marriage, a man is driven to mental instability when he learns that both his home and his workplace are being demolished to make way for a connection to an interstate highway. Originally published in Twilight Zone Magazine in 1981, before being included in Skeleton Crew, The Jaunt is set in the 24th century where mankind has created instant teleportation known as “jaunting”. Unfortunately, travelers who make the leap while conscious either die or

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Sep 20, 2019
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Rob Zombie’s ‘3 From Hell’ In Theaters Another Night Following Fan Demand

Following its box office success and demand from fans, Rob Zombie‘s 3 From Hell will be in theaters for an extra night! In its three-day event through Fathom Events, which kicked off on September 16, 3 From Hell brought in over $1.2 million and was viewed by 122,000 attendees, ranking in the top five at boxes offices. Each screening had sold out locations nationwide as well as strong same-day ticket purchases driven by an innovative marketing campaign and positive word-of-mouth. Due to the box office success and continued fan demand, “3 From Hell” will screen a fourth and FINAL time on October 14th, just in time for Halloween. The event will include a special video introduction from Rob Zombie and brand-new commemorative poster (while supplies last). Tickets for the fourth 3 From Hell event on Monday, October 14, 2019, at 7:00 p.m. can be purchased at www.FathomEvents.com or participating theater box offices. Ticketing will be set up on a rolling

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Sep 20, 2019
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‘Wrong Turn’ Reboot Begins Filming

The Wrong Turn franchise is currently one of the longest horror franchises still up and running. The latest movie has just begun filming in Richmond, Ohio and is being described as a reboot. While most of the sequels have been straight to video, reportedly this one is going to have a bigger budget that may put the freaks back on the big screen. In the updated version directed by Mike P. Nelson follows a “cross-country hiking expedition that finds a group of friends in the land of an inclusive society, where they soon discover they are under a different law, and may not be the victims they thought they were.” Alan McElroy who wrote the original penned the script for the reboot that stars Emma Dumont, Charlotte Vega, Dylan McTee, Adrian Favela, David Hutchinson, Adain Bradley, Cory Scott Allen, and Vardaan Arora.

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Sep 20, 2019
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Blake Lively Stars In The Revenge Thriller ‘The Rhythm Section’ (Trailer)

In the action-packed trailer for director Reed Morano‘s (The Handmaid’s Tale) thriller The Rhythm Section, we meet a woman (Blake Lively) hell-bent on revenge. Lively stars as Stephanie Patrick, an ordinary woman on a path of self-destruction after her family is tragically killed in a plane crash. When Stephanie discovers that the crash was not an accident, she enters a dark, complex world to seek revenge on those responsible and find her own redemption. The Rhythm Section also stars Jude Law and Sterling K. Brown. The film is based on the novel by Mark Burnell who also penned the script. Michael G. Wilson, p.g.a. and Barbara Broccoli, p.g.a.are producing. Executive producers include Stuart Ford, Greg Shapiro, Mark Burnell, Rob Friedman, Vaishali Mistry, Donald Tang, Simon Williams, and Gregg Wilson The Rhythm Section opens in theaters on January 31st.

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Sep 20, 2019
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Evil Dead’s Fede Álvarez Making New ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ Movie

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise has featured prequels, sequels, remakes and now it’s getting another movie. According to Bloody-Disgusting, Evil Dead director Fede Álvarez is attached to produce and is currently hunting for a director for the movie. But that’s not all, Kim Henkel, who co-wrote and produced the 1974 original and directed its sequel is set to produce as well. At the moment there are no details about the film’s plot, but BD is reporting the Legendary has its eye on a direct sequel to the original. Álvarez did a fantastic job with his version of Evil Dead. With his and Henkel’s involvement in the new movie I believe it has a lot of potential to be a great film. We’ll keep you posted.

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Sep 20, 2019
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‘The Craft’ Remake Conjures Its Witches (Cast)

The main cast for Blumhouse’s new take on 1996’s witchy classic The Craft has been conjured. The first actress to join was Cailee Spaeny (Pacific Rim: Uprising). Deadline reported today that Spaeny will be joined by Gideon Adlon (“The Society”), Lovie Simone (Selah & the Spades), and Zoey Luna (15: A 15: A Quinceañera Story). In the original film, a newcomer at a Catholic prep high school who falls in with a trio of outcast teen girls who practice witchcraft and wage war on those who have mistreated them. From Blumhouse and Columbia Pictures, the remake will be executive produced by Andrew Fleming who co-wrote and directed the original film. Jason Blum, Douglas Wick, and Lucy Fisher are producing.

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Sep 19, 2019
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New ‘Groupers’ Clip Asks “Who Is Orin?” Ahead Of Release

Ahead of its release later this month, a new clip has arrived for writer-director Anderson Cowan‘s controversial LGBTQ horror-comedy Groupers, asking “Who is Orin?” In the clip, Nicole Dambros kidnaps the boys who have been making her brother’s life hell “The film centers around two all-American high school jocks Brad and Dylan (Peter Mayer-Klepchick and Cameron Duckett) who are out for a night on the town when they are approached by the beautiful and seductive Meg (Nicole Dambro) at a local bar. Ready for what they hope will be a night to remember, the guys are subsequently kidnapped, drugged and awaken tied up face to face in an abandoned pool in the middle of nowhere. Absurdity and insanity ensue as we learn that Orin (Jesse Pudles), Meg’s overly flamboyant brother has been the target of Brad and Dylan’s homophobic bullying and that Meg is actually a grad student who plans to perform a psychological and somewhat sadistic experiment on them

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Sep 19, 2019

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Travel Channel Featuring Massive October Event “Haunted Salem: Live”

This October, the Travel Channel will premiere a landmark live ghost hunt from one of America’s oldest and most haunted cities Salem, Massachusetts. The four-hour multiplatform event will be led by a team of Travel Channel’s paranormal all-stars Jack Osbourne and Katrina Weidman (“Portals to Hell”), Amy Bruni, Adam Berry and Chip Coffey (“Kindred Spirits”), Dalen Spratt, Juwan Mass and Marcus Harvey (“Ghost Brothers: Haunted Houseguests”), Dave Schrader and Cindy Kaza (“The Holzer Files”). “Haunted Salem: Live” will include a ghost investigation in and around the historic city, led by a team of the network’s biggest paranormal stars. The immersive, multiplatform event will investigate ghostly activity at three historic locations tied to the infamous Salem Witch Trials of the late 17th century: the Ipswich Gaol, the Proctor House and Rockafellas. Teams will simultaneously lead separate investigations around the city as they seek to expose the hauntings that have plagued this notable city for hundreds of years. The night will culminate

Continue reading →
Sep 21, 2019
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The New ‘Grudge’ Movie Is Neither A Sequel Or A Remake

The new installment of The Grudge franchise is on its way from Sam Raimi’s Ghost House. In a surprising twist, director and co-writer Nicolas Pesce confirmed during an interview with Blood-Disgusting that the movie, simply titled The Grudge, is neither a sequel or remake, but instead takes place at the same time as the 2004 movie starring Sarah Michelle Gellar. This movie takes place at the exact same time that the Sarah Michelle Gellar Grudge takes place,” Pesce stated. So Sarah Michelle Gellar is doing her thing in Japan, and this is what’s happening in America at that same time.” he continued. “So for people who know the old movies, American and Japanese, super well, they’ll see fun ways that we’ve connected it into the mythology and into the story and storylines that existed, while still making a totally separate story that, for all the people who haven’t seen the Grudge movies, this will still make sense to them,” Starring

Continue reading →
Sep 21, 2019
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3 From Hell’s Bill Moseley & Bill Oberst Jr. Star In ‘Devil’s Junction: Handy Dandy’s Revenge’

Director Jeff Broadstreet’s “Jolly” bloody horror epic Devil’s Junction: Handy Dandy’s Revenge is set to open in L.A. theaters this October followed by its release on DVD and On Demand in November. Starring 3 From Hell‘s Bill Moseley (interview) and Bill Oberst Jr. (interview) the J.S Brinkley-scripted Halloween treat sees a shuttered TV studio in Detroit haunted by a magician ventriloquist from a 1960’s children’s show, and he’s looking for a new live, or dead, studio audience. Jeff Broadstreet (Night of the Living Dead 3D) directs the film that also stars Jake Red, Cody Cameron, Arthur Marroquin, Danni Spring, Kyle Anderson, and Katelynn Newberry. Don Borza produces. Returning to the abandoned Detroit television station where they once delighted a generation of children viewers, master puppeteer Mister Jolly re-incarnates his minion puppets for a final performance to settle an old score with Richard. The rare blood moon casts an ominous glow as Mr. Jolly unleashes his puppets, lead by the infamous

Continue reading →
Sep 21, 2019
Horror Fuel

IT: Chapter Two Director Adapting Two More Stephen King Novels For Films

Man, filmmaker Andy Muschietti really loves Stephen King, but don’t we all? Following the adaptation of King’s IT with IT:Chapter Two which is currently in theaters, director Muschietti has now signed on to adapt another King story written under the name Richard Bachman, titled Roadwork. He has also confirmed that he is still attached to the film adaptation of King’s short story The Jaunt. Roadwork takes place in an unnamed Midwestern city in the seventies. Grieving over the death of his son and the disintegration of his marriage, a man is driven to mental instability when he learns that both his home and his workplace are being demolished to make way for a connection to an interstate highway. Originally published in Twilight Zone Magazine in 1981, before being included in Skeleton Crew, The Jaunt is set in the 24th century where mankind has created instant teleportation known as “jaunting”. Unfortunately, travelers who make the leap while conscious either die or

Continue reading →
Sep 20, 2019
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Rob Zombie’s ‘3 From Hell’ In Theaters Another Night Following Fan Demand

Following its box office success and demand from fans, Rob Zombie‘s 3 From Hell will be in theaters for an extra night! In its three-day event through Fathom Events, which kicked off on September 16, 3 From Hell brought in over $1.2 million and was viewed by 122,000 attendees, ranking in the top five at boxes offices. Each screening had sold out locations nationwide as well as strong same-day ticket purchases driven by an innovative marketing campaign and positive word-of-mouth. Due to the box office success and continued fan demand, “3 From Hell” will screen a fourth and FINAL time on October 14th, just in time for Halloween. The event will include a special video introduction from Rob Zombie and brand-new commemorative poster (while supplies last). Tickets for the fourth 3 From Hell event on Monday, October 14, 2019, at 7:00 p.m. can be purchased at www.FathomEvents.com or participating theater box offices. Ticketing will be set up on a rolling

Continue reading →
Sep 20, 2019
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‘Wrong Turn’ Reboot Begins Filming

The Wrong Turn franchise is currently one of the longest horror franchises still up and running. The latest movie has just begun filming in Richmond, Ohio and is being described as a reboot. While most of the sequels have been straight to video, reportedly this one is going to have a bigger budget that may put the freaks back on the big screen. In the updated version directed by Mike P. Nelson follows a “cross-country hiking expedition that finds a group of friends in the land of an inclusive society, where they soon discover they are under a different law, and may not be the victims they thought they were.” Alan McElroy who wrote the original penned the script for the reboot that stars Emma Dumont, Charlotte Vega, Dylan McTee, Adrian Favela, David Hutchinson, Adain Bradley, Cory Scott Allen, and Vardaan Arora.

Continue reading →
Sep 20, 2019
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Blake Lively Stars In The Revenge Thriller ‘The Rhythm Section’ (Trailer)

In the action-packed trailer for director Reed Morano‘s (The Handmaid’s Tale) thriller The Rhythm Section, we meet a woman (Blake Lively) hell-bent on revenge. Lively stars as Stephanie Patrick, an ordinary woman on a path of self-destruction after her family is tragically killed in a plane crash. When Stephanie discovers that the crash was not an accident, she enters a dark, complex world to seek revenge on those responsible and find her own redemption. The Rhythm Section also stars Jude Law and Sterling K. Brown. The film is based on the novel by Mark Burnell who also penned the script. Michael G. Wilson, p.g.a. and Barbara Broccoli, p.g.a.are producing. Executive producers include Stuart Ford, Greg Shapiro, Mark Burnell, Rob Friedman, Vaishali Mistry, Donald Tang, Simon Williams, and Gregg Wilson The Rhythm Section opens in theaters on January 31st.

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Sep 20, 2019
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Evil Dead’s Fede Álvarez Making New ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ Movie

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise has featured prequels, sequels, remakes and now it’s getting another movie. According to Bloody-Disgusting, Evil Dead director Fede Álvarez is attached to produce and is currently hunting for a director for the movie. But that’s not all, Kim Henkel, who co-wrote and produced the 1974 original and directed its sequel is set to produce as well. At the moment there are no details about the film’s plot, but BD is reporting the Legendary has its eye on a direct sequel to the original. Álvarez did a fantastic job with his version of Evil Dead. With his and Henkel’s involvement in the new movie I believe it has a lot of potential to be a great film. We’ll keep you posted.

Continue reading →
Sep 20, 2019
Horror Fuel

‘The Craft’ Remake Conjures Its Witches (Cast)

The main cast for Blumhouse’s new take on 1996’s witchy classic The Craft has been conjured. The first actress to join was Cailee Spaeny (Pacific Rim: Uprising). Deadline reported today that Spaeny will be joined by Gideon Adlon (“The Society”), Lovie Simone (Selah & the Spades), and Zoey Luna (15: A 15: A Quinceañera Story). In the original film, a newcomer at a Catholic prep high school who falls in with a trio of outcast teen girls who practice witchcraft and wage war on those who have mistreated them. From Blumhouse and Columbia Pictures, the remake will be executive produced by Andrew Fleming who co-wrote and directed the original film. Jason Blum, Douglas Wick, and Lucy Fisher are producing.

Continue reading →
Sep 19, 2019
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New ‘Groupers’ Clip Asks “Who Is Orin?” Ahead Of Release

Ahead of its release later this month, a new clip has arrived for writer-director Anderson Cowan‘s controversial LGBTQ horror-comedy Groupers, asking “Who is Orin?” In the clip, Nicole Dambros kidnaps the boys who have been making her brother’s life hell “The film centers around two all-American high school jocks Brad and Dylan (Peter Mayer-Klepchick and Cameron Duckett) who are out for a night on the town when they are approached by the beautiful and seductive Meg (Nicole Dambro) at a local bar. Ready for what they hope will be a night to remember, the guys are subsequently kidnapped, drugged and awaken tied up face to face in an abandoned pool in the middle of nowhere. Absurdity and insanity ensue as we learn that Orin (Jesse Pudles), Meg’s overly flamboyant brother has been the target of Brad and Dylan’s homophobic bullying and that Meg is actually a grad student who plans to perform a psychological and somewhat sadistic experiment on them

Continue reading →
Sep 19, 2019