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James Wan (The Conjuring franchise) and Gary Dauberman (Annabelle Comes Home) are teaming up for the adaptation of Stephen King‘s Salem’s Lot for New Line. Dauberman, who wrote the script, has stated that he hasn’t seen a “scary vampire movie in a long, long time” and plans to change that with the new adaptation. I did have a unique way into it but again, I think the book in itself is unique. Certainly now, I haven’t seen a scary vampire movie in a long, long time and I’d really love to tackle that. It’s one of my favorite books. It’s one of my favorite Stephen King books. We felt it should have the cinematic treatment that we gave It. It was a miniseries as well. The experience of bringing that to the big screen was such a joy that I was so happy we will have the opportunity to do that for Salem’s Lot.” He continued: Salem’s Lot is the
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The Urban Legend of The Blink Man spreads worldwide in Butterfly Kisses,(review) lands on VOD and is now available on iTunes, Google, Xbox, Amazon, and Vimeo. In the film, “A filmmaker discovers a box of videotapes depicting two students’ disturbing film project featuring a local horror legend, The Peeping Tom. As he sets out to prove this story is real and release it as a work of his own, he loses himself and the film crew following him into his project.” Rachel Armiger, Alexandria Benford, Ashleigh Coffelt, and Alyssa Dalgleish star in Butterfly Kisses, written and directed by Erik Kristopher Myers.
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After watching Bob Giordano’s The Odds I got in touch with actor James J. Fuertes. His character in the film was so complex and well played that I wanted to know more about the character and the actor. Fuertes, who has appeared in films like Venom, Anathem, and series like DC’s “Doom Patrol”, “Nashville”, and “The Bachelorette”, and I sat down to talk about The Odds, which left me so very impressed. Fuertes co-stars alongside Abbi Butler in The Odds, a film about a young woman who joins a mysterious underground game of pain and endurance in hopes of winning a $1,000,000 prize. Fuertes plays the role of the “Game Master” a figure meant to keep the player on track and motivated, only after a few rounds his trues colors begin to show, revealing a demented man with his own agenda. Horror Fuel: “How would you describe The Odds?” James Fuertes: “The ODDS is a psychological thriller where a woman
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June’s episode of “Into the Dark”, titled “They Come Knocking”, is about a father and his two daughters on a road trip to spread the ashes of their mother. Once they have arrived at the remote spot where the father purposed, the episode takes a frightening turn when the struggling family is stalked by black eyed children. The episode is the most emotionally driven episode to date. As we watch flashbacks and see the family’s tension, the story of the mother’s illness and death comes to light. I’ll be honest, this part of the episode got under my skin. The mother’s passing and the emotional wreckage hit so close to home for me. You see, my father went through something so similar as cancer took him. I could relate a little too well to the family. I may have even shed a tear or two. The blacked eyed children, characters we do not see often enough in film, are creepy
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Months after it was announced that Jordan Peele will be making the “spiritual sequel” to Candyman with Aquaman actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen II set to star, fans are still concerned that Tony Todd, who made the character Candyman iconic, wouldn’t be reprising his role as the supernatural killer. Fans can relax, Todd is returning! While at Nickel City Con in New York, Todd revealed his return and had this to say: Out of the blue I got a phone call from Jordan Peele. We’re still waiting for the contract, but the way he explained it to me was that it’s gonna be applause-worthy moments. That’s his words. No matter what happens with that, it’s gonna just put renewed attention on the original. With Nia DaCosta in the director’s chair, for the film. He spoke about the confusion and the horror community’s reaction when Abdul-Mateen‘s casting was announced. Well, it’s been slightly misreported,” DaCosta said. “I can’t say what’s happening in the
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The teaser trailer is here for Rambo: Last Blood and it proves that Sylvester Stallone‘s iconic character John Rambo is still as badass as ever. It’s clear he’s “gonna ride ’til he can’t no more.” So, what’s the lethal soldier been up to? He’s been living a peaceful life as a cowboy, but his low-key life has just been shattered. Now he must face his past he won’t go down without a fight. In the fifth film of the franchise, directed by Adrian Grunberg, the daughter of one of Rambo’s friends is kidnapped, and Rambo, who has been working on a ranch, crosses the U.S.-Mexican border and quickly finds himself up against the full might of one of Mexico’s most violent cartels. Sergio Peris-Mencheta (“Snowfall”), plays the role of Rambo’s adversary, the cartel’s brutal leader, Hugo Martinez. Yvette Monreal, Adriana Barraza, Paz Vega, Oscar Jaenada, and Joaquin Cosio also star. The script was penned by Matt Cirulnick and Stallone. Rambo
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IFC Midnight announced today the July theatrical and On Demand release of director Orson Oblowitz’s Trespassers. In the film, two couples, each working through relationship issues, rent a gorgeous house in the desert for a sex- and drug-fueled escape from reality. Sarah (Angela Trimbur) and Estelle (Janel Parrish) are longtime best friends looking forward to reconnecting after a period apart; their boyfriends, Joseph (Zach Avery) and Victor (Jonathan Howard), however, are immediately wary of one another. As tensions escalate over the course of a debaucherous night, things take an unexpected turn when a woman (Fairuza Balk) claiming to be a neighbor with car trouble shows up at the door. She seems harmless enough…or so they think. As the twists and turns pile up so does the body count in this stylish, blood- and neon-soaked thriller which hits with the furious force of a machete to the skull. Written by Corey Deshon, Trespassers stars Angela Trimbur, Janel Parrish, Fairuza Balk, Jonathan
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Dive into the first trailer for director Johannes Roberts’ 47 Meters Down: Uncaged, the sequel to his 2017 hit shark film 47 Meters Down. Starring John Corbett, Nia Long, Sophie Nelisse, Corinne Foxx, Sistine Stallone, Brianne Tju, Davi Santos, Khylin Rhambo, and Brec Bassinger, the film follows the story of four teen girls diving in a ruined underwater city, who quickly find themselves in a watery hell as their fun outing turns into heart-stopping fear when they learn they are not alone in the submerged caves. As they swim deeper into the claustrophobic labyrinth of caves they enter the territory of the deadliest shark species in the ocean. During our interview with Roberts about his film Strangers: Prey At Night, he teased that Uncaged is “pretty scary.” Personally, I can’t wait to see it. 47 Meters Down: Uncaged swims into theaters nationwide on August 16th, 2019.
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Fright-Rags has summoned all-new apparel from The Omen, Happy Death Day, and Hammer Films. You have been warned. You are one day closer to the end of the world with Fright-Rags‘ The Omen collection. Richard Donner’s horror classic has received three new T-shirts (with baseball tee options) plus an enamel pin of the Antichrist himself, Damien. Fright-Rags makes every death count with its Happy Death Day merchandise. The modern slasher’s baby-faced killer is featured on three shirts, a pair of socks, and an enamel pin. Enter Hammer Films‘ house of horrors with Fright-Rags‘ first apparel dedicated to the legendary British horror studio. The line includes four shirts featuring Dracula, Frankenstein, and more classic monsters. The Omen, Happy Death Day, and Hammer Films collections are on sale now at Fright-Rags.com. Stay tuned for the return of Fright-Rags‘ “Tee of Mystery.” Blind-bagged shirts in both men’s and women’s styles will be available for only $9 each next week.
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This June John-Paul Panelli makes his feature debut with They’re Inside starring Karli Hall, Amanda Kathleen, and Jake Ferree. “When two sisters go to an isolated cabin in the woods to film a passion project, family secrets start to get in the way… as do masked strangers filming a passion project of their own.” Produced by Dennis Herbert and Andrew Barcello, the team behind the acclaimed documentary To Hell and Bak: The Kane Hodder Story. Sascha Ghafoor, Chelsea D. Miller also star along with Alex Rinehart and Matthew Peschio who deliver chilling performances as the killers. They’re Inside arrives from DREAD on VOD and Blu-ray July 16th.
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James Wan (The Conjuring franchise) and Gary Dauberman (Annabelle Comes Home) are teaming up for the adaptation of Stephen King‘s Salem’s Lot for New Line. Dauberman, who wrote the script, has stated that he hasn’t seen a “scary vampire movie in a long, long time” and plans to change that with the new adaptation. I did have a unique way into it but again, I think the book in itself is unique. Certainly now, I haven’t seen a scary vampire movie in a long, long time and I’d really love to tackle that. It’s one of my favorite books. It’s one of my favorite Stephen King books. We felt it should have the cinematic treatment that we gave It. It was a miniseries as well. The experience of bringing that to the big screen was such a joy that I was so happy we will have the opportunity to do that for Salem’s Lot.” He continued: Salem’s Lot is the
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The Urban Legend of The Blink Man spreads worldwide in Butterfly Kisses,(review) lands on VOD and is now available on iTunes, Google, Xbox, Amazon, and Vimeo. In the film, “A filmmaker discovers a box of videotapes depicting two students’ disturbing film project featuring a local horror legend, The Peeping Tom. As he sets out to prove this story is real and release it as a work of his own, he loses himself and the film crew following him into his project.” Rachel Armiger, Alexandria Benford, Ashleigh Coffelt, and Alyssa Dalgleish star in Butterfly Kisses, written and directed by Erik Kristopher Myers.
Continue reading →
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After watching Bob Giordano’s The Odds I got in touch with actor James J. Fuertes. His character in the film was so complex and well played that I wanted to know more about the character and the actor. Fuertes, who has appeared in films like Venom, Anathem, and series like DC’s “Doom Patrol”, “Nashville”, and “The Bachelorette”, and I sat down to talk about The Odds, which left me so very impressed. Fuertes co-stars alongside Abbi Butler in The Odds, a film about a young woman who joins a mysterious underground game of pain and endurance in hopes of winning a $1,000,000 prize. Fuertes plays the role of the “Game Master” a figure meant to keep the player on track and motivated, only after a few rounds his trues colors begin to show, revealing a demented man with his own agenda. Horror Fuel: “How would you describe The Odds?” James Fuertes: “The ODDS is a psychological thriller where a woman
Continue reading →
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June’s episode of “Into the Dark”, titled “They Come Knocking”, is about a father and his two daughters on a road trip to spread the ashes of their mother. Once they have arrived at the remote spot where the father purposed, the episode takes a frightening turn when the struggling family is stalked by black eyed children. The episode is the most emotionally driven episode to date. As we watch flashbacks and see the family’s tension, the story of the mother’s illness and death comes to light. I’ll be honest, this part of the episode got under my skin. The mother’s passing and the emotional wreckage hit so close to home for me. You see, my father went through something so similar as cancer took him. I could relate a little too well to the family. I may have even shed a tear or two. The blacked eyed children, characters we do not see often enough in film, are creepy
Continue reading →
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Months after it was announced that Jordan Peele will be making the “spiritual sequel” to Candyman with Aquaman actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen II set to star, fans are still concerned that Tony Todd, who made the character Candyman iconic, wouldn’t be reprising his role as the supernatural killer. Fans can relax, Todd is returning! While at Nickel City Con in New York, Todd revealed his return and had this to say: Out of the blue I got a phone call from Jordan Peele. We’re still waiting for the contract, but the way he explained it to me was that it’s gonna be applause-worthy moments. That’s his words. No matter what happens with that, it’s gonna just put renewed attention on the original. With Nia DaCosta in the director’s chair, for the film. He spoke about the confusion and the horror community’s reaction when Abdul-Mateen‘s casting was announced. Well, it’s been slightly misreported,” DaCosta said. “I can’t say what’s happening in the
Continue reading →
MoviesNewsTrailers
The teaser trailer is here for Rambo: Last Blood and it proves that Sylvester Stallone‘s iconic character John Rambo is still as badass as ever. It’s clear he’s “gonna ride ’til he can’t no more.” So, what’s the lethal soldier been up to? He’s been living a peaceful life as a cowboy, but his low-key life has just been shattered. Now he must face his past he won’t go down without a fight. In the fifth film of the franchise, directed by Adrian Grunberg, the daughter of one of Rambo’s friends is kidnapped, and Rambo, who has been working on a ranch, crosses the U.S.-Mexican border and quickly finds himself up against the full might of one of Mexico’s most violent cartels. Sergio Peris-Mencheta (“Snowfall”), plays the role of Rambo’s adversary, the cartel’s brutal leader, Hugo Martinez. Yvette Monreal, Adriana Barraza, Paz Vega, Oscar Jaenada, and Joaquin Cosio also star. The script was penned by Matt Cirulnick and Stallone. Rambo
Continue reading →
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IFC Midnight announced today the July theatrical and On Demand release of director Orson Oblowitz’s Trespassers. In the film, two couples, each working through relationship issues, rent a gorgeous house in the desert for a sex- and drug-fueled escape from reality. Sarah (Angela Trimbur) and Estelle (Janel Parrish) are longtime best friends looking forward to reconnecting after a period apart; their boyfriends, Joseph (Zach Avery) and Victor (Jonathan Howard), however, are immediately wary of one another. As tensions escalate over the course of a debaucherous night, things take an unexpected turn when a woman (Fairuza Balk) claiming to be a neighbor with car trouble shows up at the door. She seems harmless enough…or so they think. As the twists and turns pile up so does the body count in this stylish, blood- and neon-soaked thriller which hits with the furious force of a machete to the skull. Written by Corey Deshon, Trespassers stars Angela Trimbur, Janel Parrish, Fairuza Balk, Jonathan
Continue reading →
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Dive into the first trailer for director Johannes Roberts’ 47 Meters Down: Uncaged, the sequel to his 2017 hit shark film 47 Meters Down. Starring John Corbett, Nia Long, Sophie Nelisse, Corinne Foxx, Sistine Stallone, Brianne Tju, Davi Santos, Khylin Rhambo, and Brec Bassinger, the film follows the story of four teen girls diving in a ruined underwater city, who quickly find themselves in a watery hell as their fun outing turns into heart-stopping fear when they learn they are not alone in the submerged caves. As they swim deeper into the claustrophobic labyrinth of caves they enter the territory of the deadliest shark species in the ocean. During our interview with Roberts about his film Strangers: Prey At Night, he teased that Uncaged is “pretty scary.” Personally, I can’t wait to see it. 47 Meters Down: Uncaged swims into theaters nationwide on August 16th, 2019.
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Fright-Rags has summoned all-new apparel from The Omen, Happy Death Day, and Hammer Films. You have been warned. You are one day closer to the end of the world with Fright-Rags‘ The Omen collection. Richard Donner’s horror classic has received three new T-shirts (with baseball tee options) plus an enamel pin of the Antichrist himself, Damien. Fright-Rags makes every death count with its Happy Death Day merchandise. The modern slasher’s baby-faced killer is featured on three shirts, a pair of socks, and an enamel pin. Enter Hammer Films‘ house of horrors with Fright-Rags‘ first apparel dedicated to the legendary British horror studio. The line includes four shirts featuring Dracula, Frankenstein, and more classic monsters. The Omen, Happy Death Day, and Hammer Films collections are on sale now at Fright-Rags.com. Stay tuned for the return of Fright-Rags‘ “Tee of Mystery.” Blind-bagged shirts in both men’s and women’s styles will be available for only $9 each next week.
Continue reading →
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This June John-Paul Panelli makes his feature debut with They’re Inside starring Karli Hall, Amanda Kathleen, and Jake Ferree. “When two sisters go to an isolated cabin in the woods to film a passion project, family secrets start to get in the way… as do masked strangers filming a passion project of their own.” Produced by Dennis Herbert and Andrew Barcello, the team behind the acclaimed documentary To Hell and Bak: The Kane Hodder Story. Sascha Ghafoor, Chelsea D. Miller also star along with Alex Rinehart and Matthew Peschio who deliver chilling performances as the killers. They’re Inside arrives from DREAD on VOD and Blu-ray July 16th.
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