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Angels And Demons Are Unleashed In The ‘Enigma’ Trailer

From writer-director-producer and star Harley Wallen (Investigation Discovery’s Homicide Hunter: Lt Joe Kenda) comes the supernatural thriller Enigma. Dennis Haskins (“Saved by the Bell”), TJ Storm (Godzilla: King of the Monsters) , Bella Shepherd (“Orange Is the New Black”), Kris Reilly (Bennett’s Song), Joe Piazza (A Bennett Song Holiday), and Kaiti Wallen (Betrayed) also star in the film that centers on two detectives (Piazza and Reilly) who are searching for clues to some very unique murders. Anna (Kaiti Wallen) finds her faith in her search to clear her friend and a very bad man. This was such a fun film to work on, and the feedback has been great! The most common things I heard so far has been “what a great ride” and “this could totally become a cult film! The story is such a trip with a mixture of thriller and comedic touches, I’m looking forward to seeing this on the market,” said Wallen. Enigma is set to

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 28, 2019
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A Renovation Uncovers A Haunting Tale In The New ‘Girl On The Third Floor’ Trailer

The new trailer is here for Dark Sky Film’s Girl on the Third Floor, a dark, haunting horror film from writer-director Travis Stevens that stars WWE legend Phil “C.M. Punk” Brooks and Trieste Kelly Dunn. “Bursting pipes, rotting walls, and unidentifiable slime were not what Don Koch (WWE legend Phil “CM Punk” Brooks) expected when he convinced his wife, Liz (Trieste Kelly Dunn), that he could rehab their new Victorian home himself. In over his head, under duress, and tempted by his old weaknesses, Don soon discovers that the house has its own dark, sordid history and won’t be so easy to renovate after all….” Discover the horror that lurks within the new trailer for Girl on the Third Floor, arriving in theaters and on Digital October 25th.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 27, 2019
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Neil Gaiman’s ‘The Sandman’ Adaptation Finds A Home At Netflix

After multiple false starts, the adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s “The Sandman” is finally a go and has been acquired by streaming giant Netflix, in what is being called a “massive” deal with Warner Bros. The adaptation comes 30 years after Gaiman’s first comic in the 75 issue collection was published, in which Morpheus wakes up after being in captivity for 70 years. Gaiman is penning the first episode of the series along with showrunner David S. Goyer, who was also behind the “Good Omens” adaptation. The Netflix series follows Morpheus as he copes with the world he missed unfold while in captivity. We will also meet Morpheus’ siblings referred to as “The Endless,” which includes Death, Destiny, Desire, Dream, Destruction, Despair, and Delirium.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 27, 2019
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Movie Review: The Banana Splits Movie (2019)

“Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post. The opinions I share on my Own.” Odds are, as a kid, you watched the 60’s children’s’ series “The Banana Splits’, even if the episodes were reruns. Now, Warner Bros. is gearing to release a horror film by the same name. The Banana Splits Movie offers a new terrifying take on the classic characters and centers on a boy named Harley, his friend, and his family as they visit the studio to watch a live taping of his favorite show on his birthday. What is meant to be a day that makes Harley’s dreams come true quickly becomes a nightmare as the bodies start piling up. Dani Kind stars as Harley, a kid who gets teased a lot for being different. After Harley’s friend gets sick his mom invites Zoe to the studio in hopes that she and Harley will become

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 27, 2019
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Take Cover, ‘Clownado’ Blows In This September

Take shelter, Todd Sheets’ twisted new horror film, Clownado (which we reviewed here) is blowing onto VOD and DVD this September from Wild Eye Releasing. Starring genre icons Linnea Quigley and Eileen Deitz, Clownado follows “cursed demonic circus clowns who set out on a vengeful massacre using tornadoes. A stripper, Elvis impersonator, truck driver, teen runaway, and a dude get caught in the supernatural battle between femme fatal and the boss clown from hell.” Rachel Lagen, John O’Hara, and Joel D. Wynkoop co-star in this insane flick from the legendary filmmaker Todd Sheets. Clownado arrives on VOD September 3rd followed by its arrival on DVD on September 17th.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 27, 2019
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Anthony Michael Hall Joins Halloween Kills

Anthony Michael Hall (The Breakfast Club, War Machine) has joined the cast of Halloween Kills alongside Jamie Lee Curtis, Variety is reporting. Get this, Hall will be playing the role of Tommy Doyle, who appeared in the original Halloween as one of the kids Curtis’ Laurie Strode was babysitting. The first time we saw Doyle as an adult was in Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (the sixth film of the original franchise) and was played by Paul Rudd. But the new Halloween storyline avoids all of the old sequels. 2018’s Halloween picked up right after the 1978 original. Filmmaker and composer John Carpenter will be returning to create the score for both Halloween Kills and its planned sequel Halloween Ends, both announced last month. David Gordan Green will be returning to direct and co-write both films along with Danny McBride. Halloween Kills will open in theaters on Friday, October 16, 2020, followed by Halloween Ends on Friday, October 15,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 26, 2019
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IFC Midnight Snags Coming-Of-Age Thriller ‘Knives And Skin’

News has come that IFC Midnight has acquired North American rights to Jennifer Reeder’s visionary coming-of-age thriller Knives and Skin, which will screen next at Fantastic Fest. The film follows the “investigation of a young girl’s disappearance in a stylized version of a rural Midwest town that hovers just above reality, led by an inexperienced local sheriff. Unusual coping techniques develop among the traumatized small-town residents with each new secret revealed. The ripple of fear and suspicion destroys some relationships and strengthens others. The backdrop of trauma colors quintessential rituals—classrooms, dances, courtship, football games—in which the teenagers experience an accelerated loss of innocence while their parents are forced to confront adulthood failures. This mystical teen noir presents coming of age as a lifelong process and examines the profound impact of grief.” Starring Kate Arrington (The Irishman, Hello I Must Be Going), Tony Fitzpatrick (Married to the Mob, Philadelphia), Tim Hopper (School of Rock, Vanilla Sky), Raven Whitley (Red Line), and

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 26, 2019
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Fantasy Horror ‘KOKO-DI KOKO-DA’ Coming This November

Dark Star Pictures has announced that it has acquired North American rights to Johannes Nyholm’s KOKO-DI KOKO-DA and plan to release the film in theaters this November. Critically acclaimed fantasy horror film KOKO-DI KOKO-DA comes from writer-director Johannes Nyholm, who helmed genre festival hit The Giant. Elin (Katarina Jakobson) and Tobias (Leif Edlund) are a happily married couple who regularly vacation with their young daughter. The family is on a dreamy holiday when an innocuous case of food poisoning derails their plans and forever alters the course of their lives. Three years later, the once loving couple is on the road again to go camping, looking for one last chance to go back to the way things used to be. But what once was is lost, and our characters instead find themselves having to relive the same nightmarish events, as that day and the horrors it brings repeat themselves infinitely. Together, they must overcome their trauma, reconcile with their past

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 26, 2019
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Elizabeth Blake-Thomas’ ‘Unseen’ Explores True Horrors Of Human Trafficking (Trailer)

Ahead of its world premiere this September, the trailer has arrived for Elizabeth Blake-Thomas‘ dark short film Unseen, which puts the horror of human trafficking in the spotlight. Thomas felt compelled to make a film about child trafficking and fake social media modeling contests with promises of fame and fortune to teenagers around the world with “fame lures,” after hearing the story of a girl from Utah who was abducted and trafficked for five years before she escaped and returned to her family. The film stars Rhyon Nicole Brown (Fox’s Empire) and Isabella Blake-Thomas (Disney’s Secret Society of Second Born Royals, role in ABCs Once Upon a Time) as best friends who come across what seems to be a modeling contest on social media. It is not. The film also stars Yolanda Wood (Extinct), Rebecca Da Costa (The Bag Man), and Hillary Barraford (The United States of Tara). “In Unseen, a teenage girl’s innocent social media mistake has dire consequences.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 25, 2019
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Movie Review: Brightburn

If you are like me, you’ve been eagerly awaiting James Gunn’s genre-crossing antihero movie Brightburn. I snagged my copy yesterday, and let me tell you, it lives up to the hype. Holy hell, this movie was good, I mean, like make your jaw drop good. It’s dark, gritty and just f*cking fantastic all the way around. And the gore, Jesus, it was stomach-turning. That eye scene was so incredibly well shot! But don’t get me wrong, it’s not all about the blood and gore it’s about the family. And it will make your run a gambit of emotions from pity, sadness, shock, and heartbreak before it goes nuclear and turns disturbing and downright scary. By the end of the movie, you will be begging for more (hint, hint James Gunn, we want a sequel). At the heart of this film is a family, played by David Denman and Elizabeth Banks. Banks, whose determination to love and support her son no

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 24, 2019

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Angels And Demons Are Unleashed In The ‘Enigma’ Trailer

From writer-director-producer and star Harley Wallen (Investigation Discovery’s Homicide Hunter: Lt Joe Kenda) comes the supernatural thriller Enigma. Dennis Haskins (“Saved by the Bell”), TJ Storm (Godzilla: King of the Monsters) , Bella Shepherd (“Orange Is the New Black”), Kris Reilly (Bennett’s Song), Joe Piazza (A Bennett Song Holiday), and Kaiti Wallen (Betrayed) also star in the film that centers on two detectives (Piazza and Reilly) who are searching for clues to some very unique murders. Anna (Kaiti Wallen) finds her faith in her search to clear her friend and a very bad man. This was such a fun film to work on, and the feedback has been great! The most common things I heard so far has been “what a great ride” and “this could totally become a cult film! The story is such a trip with a mixture of thriller and comedic touches, I’m looking forward to seeing this on the market,” said Wallen. Enigma is set to

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 28, 2019
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A Renovation Uncovers A Haunting Tale In The New ‘Girl On The Third Floor’ Trailer

The new trailer is here for Dark Sky Film’s Girl on the Third Floor, a dark, haunting horror film from writer-director Travis Stevens that stars WWE legend Phil “C.M. Punk” Brooks and Trieste Kelly Dunn. “Bursting pipes, rotting walls, and unidentifiable slime were not what Don Koch (WWE legend Phil “CM Punk” Brooks) expected when he convinced his wife, Liz (Trieste Kelly Dunn), that he could rehab their new Victorian home himself. In over his head, under duress, and tempted by his old weaknesses, Don soon discovers that the house has its own dark, sordid history and won’t be so easy to renovate after all….” Discover the horror that lurks within the new trailer for Girl on the Third Floor, arriving in theaters and on Digital October 25th.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 27, 2019
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Neil Gaiman’s ‘The Sandman’ Adaptation Finds A Home At Netflix

After multiple false starts, the adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s “The Sandman” is finally a go and has been acquired by streaming giant Netflix, in what is being called a “massive” deal with Warner Bros. The adaptation comes 30 years after Gaiman’s first comic in the 75 issue collection was published, in which Morpheus wakes up after being in captivity for 70 years. Gaiman is penning the first episode of the series along with showrunner David S. Goyer, who was also behind the “Good Omens” adaptation. The Netflix series follows Morpheus as he copes with the world he missed unfold while in captivity. We will also meet Morpheus’ siblings referred to as “The Endless,” which includes Death, Destiny, Desire, Dream, Destruction, Despair, and Delirium.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 27, 2019
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Movie Review: The Banana Splits Movie (2019)

“Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post. The opinions I share on my Own.” Odds are, as a kid, you watched the 60’s children’s’ series “The Banana Splits’, even if the episodes were reruns. Now, Warner Bros. is gearing to release a horror film by the same name. The Banana Splits Movie offers a new terrifying take on the classic characters and centers on a boy named Harley, his friend, and his family as they visit the studio to watch a live taping of his favorite show on his birthday. What is meant to be a day that makes Harley’s dreams come true quickly becomes a nightmare as the bodies start piling up. Dani Kind stars as Harley, a kid who gets teased a lot for being different. After Harley’s friend gets sick his mom invites Zoe to the studio in hopes that she and Harley will become

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 27, 2019
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Take Cover, ‘Clownado’ Blows In This September

Take shelter, Todd Sheets’ twisted new horror film, Clownado (which we reviewed here) is blowing onto VOD and DVD this September from Wild Eye Releasing. Starring genre icons Linnea Quigley and Eileen Deitz, Clownado follows “cursed demonic circus clowns who set out on a vengeful massacre using tornadoes. A stripper, Elvis impersonator, truck driver, teen runaway, and a dude get caught in the supernatural battle between femme fatal and the boss clown from hell.” Rachel Lagen, John O’Hara, and Joel D. Wynkoop co-star in this insane flick from the legendary filmmaker Todd Sheets. Clownado arrives on VOD September 3rd followed by its arrival on DVD on September 17th.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 27, 2019
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Anthony Michael Hall Joins Halloween Kills

Anthony Michael Hall (The Breakfast Club, War Machine) has joined the cast of Halloween Kills alongside Jamie Lee Curtis, Variety is reporting. Get this, Hall will be playing the role of Tommy Doyle, who appeared in the original Halloween as one of the kids Curtis’ Laurie Strode was babysitting. The first time we saw Doyle as an adult was in Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (the sixth film of the original franchise) and was played by Paul Rudd. But the new Halloween storyline avoids all of the old sequels. 2018’s Halloween picked up right after the 1978 original. Filmmaker and composer John Carpenter will be returning to create the score for both Halloween Kills and its planned sequel Halloween Ends, both announced last month. David Gordan Green will be returning to direct and co-write both films along with Danny McBride. Halloween Kills will open in theaters on Friday, October 16, 2020, followed by Halloween Ends on Friday, October 15,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 26, 2019
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IFC Midnight Snags Coming-Of-Age Thriller ‘Knives And Skin’

News has come that IFC Midnight has acquired North American rights to Jennifer Reeder’s visionary coming-of-age thriller Knives and Skin, which will screen next at Fantastic Fest. The film follows the “investigation of a young girl’s disappearance in a stylized version of a rural Midwest town that hovers just above reality, led by an inexperienced local sheriff. Unusual coping techniques develop among the traumatized small-town residents with each new secret revealed. The ripple of fear and suspicion destroys some relationships and strengthens others. The backdrop of trauma colors quintessential rituals—classrooms, dances, courtship, football games—in which the teenagers experience an accelerated loss of innocence while their parents are forced to confront adulthood failures. This mystical teen noir presents coming of age as a lifelong process and examines the profound impact of grief.” Starring Kate Arrington (The Irishman, Hello I Must Be Going), Tony Fitzpatrick (Married to the Mob, Philadelphia), Tim Hopper (School of Rock, Vanilla Sky), Raven Whitley (Red Line), and

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 26, 2019
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Fantasy Horror ‘KOKO-DI KOKO-DA’ Coming This November

Dark Star Pictures has announced that it has acquired North American rights to Johannes Nyholm’s KOKO-DI KOKO-DA and plan to release the film in theaters this November. Critically acclaimed fantasy horror film KOKO-DI KOKO-DA comes from writer-director Johannes Nyholm, who helmed genre festival hit The Giant. Elin (Katarina Jakobson) and Tobias (Leif Edlund) are a happily married couple who regularly vacation with their young daughter. The family is on a dreamy holiday when an innocuous case of food poisoning derails their plans and forever alters the course of their lives. Three years later, the once loving couple is on the road again to go camping, looking for one last chance to go back to the way things used to be. But what once was is lost, and our characters instead find themselves having to relive the same nightmarish events, as that day and the horrors it brings repeat themselves infinitely. Together, they must overcome their trauma, reconcile with their past

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 26, 2019
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Elizabeth Blake-Thomas’ ‘Unseen’ Explores True Horrors Of Human Trafficking (Trailer)

Ahead of its world premiere this September, the trailer has arrived for Elizabeth Blake-Thomas‘ dark short film Unseen, which puts the horror of human trafficking in the spotlight. Thomas felt compelled to make a film about child trafficking and fake social media modeling contests with promises of fame and fortune to teenagers around the world with “fame lures,” after hearing the story of a girl from Utah who was abducted and trafficked for five years before she escaped and returned to her family. The film stars Rhyon Nicole Brown (Fox’s Empire) and Isabella Blake-Thomas (Disney’s Secret Society of Second Born Royals, role in ABCs Once Upon a Time) as best friends who come across what seems to be a modeling contest on social media. It is not. The film also stars Yolanda Wood (Extinct), Rebecca Da Costa (The Bag Man), and Hillary Barraford (The United States of Tara). “In Unseen, a teenage girl’s innocent social media mistake has dire consequences.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 25, 2019
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Movie Review: Brightburn

If you are like me, you’ve been eagerly awaiting James Gunn’s genre-crossing antihero movie Brightburn. I snagged my copy yesterday, and let me tell you, it lives up to the hype. Holy hell, this movie was good, I mean, like make your jaw drop good. It’s dark, gritty and just f*cking fantastic all the way around. And the gore, Jesus, it was stomach-turning. That eye scene was so incredibly well shot! But don’t get me wrong, it’s not all about the blood and gore it’s about the family. And it will make your run a gambit of emotions from pity, sadness, shock, and heartbreak before it goes nuclear and turns disturbing and downright scary. By the end of the movie, you will be begging for more (hint, hint James Gunn, we want a sequel). At the heart of this film is a family, played by David Denman and Elizabeth Banks. Banks, whose determination to love and support her son no

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 24, 2019
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