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I had the opportunity to talk with Nyasha Hatendi, who stars in the third episode of Hulu’s horror anthology series “Into the Dark”, one of my favorite new series. Hatendi is an impressive actor who got his start on stage and appeared in “King Charles III“, which received 6 Tony nominations including Best Play, before appearing in the series “Casual”, films like The Front Runner, and in the films The Good Shephard where he stars opposite Robert De Niro, and the soon to be released movie Replicas with Keanu Reeves. Set to premiere on December 7th, “Into the Dark: Pooka” is a Christmas themed nightmare starring Hatendi as Wilson, a struggling actor who gets a temp job as the Christmas character in a plush suit to promote Pooka, the hottest toy of the year. At first, it’s not a bad gig, but as time goes by Pooka slowly takes over. Horror Fuel: “You got your start in theater. What made
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Fans have been eagerly awaiting news on “American Gods” since it held its season one finale over a year ago. Today, we can report that Starz has just announced the premiere date for season 2 as March 10, 2019. According to Neil Gaiman, whose novel the series is based on, season 2 will be even darker and more dangerous. Ricky Whittle returns as Shadow Moon. Ian McShane will reprise his role as Mr. Wednesday. Emily Browning, Pablo Schreiber, Crispin Glover, Bruce Langley, Yetide Badaki, Mousa Kraish, and Kahyun Kim will also be returning for season 2. In Season 2, “A council at the House on the Rock explodes into chaos, sending deities both Old and New on quests across America that will converge on Cairo, Illinois: forcing Shadow to carve out a place as a believer in this strange new world of living gods — a dark world where change demands commitment and faith requires terrible sacrifice. Meanwhile, the sinister
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Constantin Films has found a director for their Resident Evil franchise reboot and it happens to be one of our favorite directors, Johannes Roberts. Roberts will also be co-writing the movie, Variety reports. Roberts has a killer record when it comes to horror and thrillers. He’s the director that brought us 47 Meters Down, and The Strangers: Prey at Night, and the underrated film The Other Side of the Door. Based on the video game, Resident Evil follows Alice (Milla Jovovich) as she battles her way through hordes of zombies terrorizing Raccoon City after an Umbrella Corp. experiment goes terribly wrong unleashing the undead plague. Co-writer Greg Russo promised fans just a week ago that the movie will return to the game’s horror roots. Obviously, I’m a huge fan of the franchise so to work on that was a lot of fun,” said Russo. “For me it was very clear-cut that I wanted to go back and make it scary
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This December Horror Pack is gifting subscribers with one hell of a treat, including two holiday horror films and a limited edition Blu-ray! With Christmas coming, it’s the perfect time to give your horror fan a gift that keeps on giving! Limited Edition #30 is a Cult Holiday Horror Movie with Exclusive Commentary from Bloodbath and Beyond! Subscribe Now! They also have a Thrillers Sale at Pop Up Pack! Blu-Rays DVDs Check out PopUpPack.com for Pop Culture Flash Sales! The New Coffin Box ships this week! Horror Pack’s Coffin Box features full-color T-shirts arriving shortly, and they’ll send out tracking as soon as they have all of the Coffin Boxes packed and ready to go. When you sign up for a 12-month Blu-ray subscription you’ll get a killer bonus, The Evil Dead Steelbook! But you better hurry, there are only 15 copies left! DVD subscribers will get a triple feature: 3 movies, 3 discs… I Spit on your Grave, I
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A 10-minute teaser trailer has been released from the pilot episode of the horror comedy series “Cursed“, from Connor Fairclough, the creator of Head Above Water and award-winning producer Tristan Barr. Ever been interrupted by an interdimensional force of evil whilst on the toilet? Or had to take responsibility of a possessed doll when you haven’t even mastered personal responsibility? Had to distance yourself from a clingy demon spirit in the form of a clown? Isaac and Ned have, and they’re not overly thrilled about it. This supernatural series parodies the clichés and techniques typically found in the horror genre, similar in style to Shawn of the Dead. Shot with the intention of an online release, “Cursed” draws influence and satirizes such horror films as The Conjuring, IT, The NUN, and Annabelle. The series follows Isaac (Kyle McCallion), who releases a curse on himself after fiddling with an Ouija Board one drunken night. Through each episode, he and his useless
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The mean streets just got fuzzier as the hilariously raunchy puppet comedy The Happytime Murders now out on Blu-ray, DVD, On Demand, and Digital from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Starring Melissa McCarthy (The Boss), Maya Rudolph (Bridesmaids), Joel McHale (“Community”), Elizabeth Banks (Pitch Perfect) and a phenomenal voice cast, The Happytime Murders will leave you laughing non-stop in this R-rated puppet comedy. In celebration of the release, we have two new NSFW clips below. The movie, which got a 5-star rating in our review, is set in the underbelly of Los Angeles where puppets and humans coexist. Two clashing detectives with a shared secret, one human (McCarthy) and one puppet, are forced to work together again to solve the brutal murders of the former cast of a beloved classic puppet television show. A hilarious buddy cop murder mystery comedy at heart, the film is unapologetically bold and keeps audiences entertained from start to finish. Happytime Murders was directed Brian Henson
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Genre distributor Terror Films has teamed up with fellow executive and head of acquisitions, Jim Klock and his Code 3 Films for a three Picture deal. The first film under the deal, Red Letters is currently in post-production and was produced by Code 3 Films’: Darrell Martinelli, Emily Adams, Kelsey Trainer, and Jim Klock. Klock also wrote, directed and stars in the film which also stars Mike Capozzi (Shockwave & Trace), Chad Ridgely (Massacre on Aisle 12), Robin Baker (6:66 PM: Evil Has an Hour to Kill) and Kyra Kennedy, fresh off the national tour of (Waitress the Musical & Blue Bloods). In addition to his executive duties at both Terror Films and Code 3, Klock’s acting career has kept him busy with roles in Alex and Me, Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger, “Scream Queens,” “True Detective,” SyFy’s Santa Jaws and the recently released feature film, The Green Book. Red Letters tackles the classic theme of “good versus evil.” The film
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Painted Creek Productions’ has unveiled a new batch of images from their riveting new horror film Agramon’s Gate from award-winning writer-director-producer Harley Wallen (Betrayed, Moving Parts, Bennett’s Song). Laurene Landon (Maniac Cop 1 & 2, The Stuff, It’s Alive III: Island of the Alive) and Yan Birch (Wes Craven’s The People Under the Stairs, Death House) star in this supernatural thriller. This film also stars Kaiti Wallen, Calhoun Koenig, Kris Reill, and Angelina Danielle Cama. In the film, a psychic reader and medium is invited to a party. Something goes very wrong when an entity comes over from the other side to haunt the people from the party. They must solve the mystery before it’s too late. Agramon will not be easy to stop. I really wanted to make a horror film with a real story and have strong drama and thrills and get the jump moments, the mystery and some gore and frights. After seeing ‘The Haunting of Hill
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There has a been a lot of hype surrounding Universal Picture’s crime comedy The Happytime Murders. I’m often leery of movies who have a ton of buzz, more often than not I get disappointed. Luckily, that’s not the case with The Happytime Murders. From director Brian Henson comes this side-splitting thrill ride that puts human detective Connie Edwards (Melissa McCarthy) and puppet P.I. Phil Phillips (Bill Barretta) on the case of murdered cast members of the Happytime show. The pair, once partners, have a tension-filled relationship and the two are constantly at each other’s throats and slinging insults which makes for a hilarious viewing experience. The star-studded human cast for this flick also includes Maya Rudolph, Elizabeth Banks, Joel McHale, and Leslie David Baker. One thing you should know, while puppets are cute, this movie is NOT for kids. In fact, it’s the most vulgar movie I’ve seen in a long time and I enjoyed the hell out of it.
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400 Years Ago Sir Walter Raleigh Searched For El Dorado … Today It Was Found. The question is, can the explorers get out alive? In the tradition of Indiana Jones and Tomb Raider, comes a thrilling adventure in search of… the city of gold. Vernon Wells (The Road Warrior, Commando, Innerspace), Christopher Atkins (The Blue Lagoon, The Pirate Movie) and Branscombe Richmond (“Chicago Med”, The Scorpion King) star in The City of Gold. This supernatural thriller centers on ‘an anguished media magnate, “Jonathan Davenport, who accompanies his estranged lover to the Peruvian Amazon in pursuit of a reclusive artist living in rebel occupation. Despite their philanthropic intentions, the mission proves to be the harbinger of something dark and ominous rooted deep within Jonathan.” John Charles Meyer (Avenged), Adrienne Whitney Papp (“The Resident”), Riley Dandy (Double Play), Robbie Allen (Hellblazer) and Jennifer Rikert Wolski (Escape Artist) star in this thrilling film directed by Harry Locke IV and written by Ronald A.Blum.
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HuluInterviewsStreaming TV
I had the opportunity to talk with Nyasha Hatendi, who stars in the third episode of Hulu’s horror anthology series “Into the Dark”, one of my favorite new series. Hatendi is an impressive actor who got his start on stage and appeared in “King Charles III“, which received 6 Tony nominations including Best Play, before appearing in the series “Casual”, films like The Front Runner, and in the films The Good Shephard where he stars opposite Robert De Niro, and the soon to be released movie Replicas with Keanu Reeves. Set to premiere on December 7th, “Into the Dark: Pooka” is a Christmas themed nightmare starring Hatendi as Wilson, a struggling actor who gets a temp job as the Christmas character in a plush suit to promote Pooka, the hottest toy of the year. At first, it’s not a bad gig, but as time goes by Pooka slowly takes over. Horror Fuel: “You got your start in theater. What made
Continue reading →
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Fans have been eagerly awaiting news on “American Gods” since it held its season one finale over a year ago. Today, we can report that Starz has just announced the premiere date for season 2 as March 10, 2019. According to Neil Gaiman, whose novel the series is based on, season 2 will be even darker and more dangerous. Ricky Whittle returns as Shadow Moon. Ian McShane will reprise his role as Mr. Wednesday. Emily Browning, Pablo Schreiber, Crispin Glover, Bruce Langley, Yetide Badaki, Mousa Kraish, and Kahyun Kim will also be returning for season 2. In Season 2, “A council at the House on the Rock explodes into chaos, sending deities both Old and New on quests across America that will converge on Cairo, Illinois: forcing Shadow to carve out a place as a believer in this strange new world of living gods — a dark world where change demands commitment and faith requires terrible sacrifice. Meanwhile, the sinister
Continue reading →
GamingMoviesNews
Constantin Films has found a director for their Resident Evil franchise reboot and it happens to be one of our favorite directors, Johannes Roberts. Roberts will also be co-writing the movie, Variety reports. Roberts has a killer record when it comes to horror and thrillers. He’s the director that brought us 47 Meters Down, and The Strangers: Prey at Night, and the underrated film The Other Side of the Door. Based on the video game, Resident Evil follows Alice (Milla Jovovich) as she battles her way through hordes of zombies terrorizing Raccoon City after an Umbrella Corp. experiment goes terribly wrong unleashing the undead plague. Co-writer Greg Russo promised fans just a week ago that the movie will return to the game’s horror roots. Obviously, I’m a huge fan of the franchise so to work on that was a lot of fun,” said Russo. “For me it was very clear-cut that I wanted to go back and make it scary
Continue reading →
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This December Horror Pack is gifting subscribers with one hell of a treat, including two holiday horror films and a limited edition Blu-ray! With Christmas coming, it’s the perfect time to give your horror fan a gift that keeps on giving! Limited Edition #30 is a Cult Holiday Horror Movie with Exclusive Commentary from Bloodbath and Beyond! Subscribe Now! They also have a Thrillers Sale at Pop Up Pack! Blu-Rays DVDs Check out PopUpPack.com for Pop Culture Flash Sales! The New Coffin Box ships this week! Horror Pack’s Coffin Box features full-color T-shirts arriving shortly, and they’ll send out tracking as soon as they have all of the Coffin Boxes packed and ready to go. When you sign up for a 12-month Blu-ray subscription you’ll get a killer bonus, The Evil Dead Steelbook! But you better hurry, there are only 15 copies left! DVD subscribers will get a triple feature: 3 movies, 3 discs… I Spit on your Grave, I
Continue reading →
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A 10-minute teaser trailer has been released from the pilot episode of the horror comedy series “Cursed“, from Connor Fairclough, the creator of Head Above Water and award-winning producer Tristan Barr. Ever been interrupted by an interdimensional force of evil whilst on the toilet? Or had to take responsibility of a possessed doll when you haven’t even mastered personal responsibility? Had to distance yourself from a clingy demon spirit in the form of a clown? Isaac and Ned have, and they’re not overly thrilled about it. This supernatural series parodies the clichés and techniques typically found in the horror genre, similar in style to Shawn of the Dead. Shot with the intention of an online release, “Cursed” draws influence and satirizes such horror films as The Conjuring, IT, The NUN, and Annabelle. The series follows Isaac (Kyle McCallion), who releases a curse on himself after fiddling with an Ouija Board one drunken night. Through each episode, he and his useless
Continue reading →
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The mean streets just got fuzzier as the hilariously raunchy puppet comedy The Happytime Murders now out on Blu-ray, DVD, On Demand, and Digital from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Starring Melissa McCarthy (The Boss), Maya Rudolph (Bridesmaids), Joel McHale (“Community”), Elizabeth Banks (Pitch Perfect) and a phenomenal voice cast, The Happytime Murders will leave you laughing non-stop in this R-rated puppet comedy. In celebration of the release, we have two new NSFW clips below. The movie, which got a 5-star rating in our review, is set in the underbelly of Los Angeles where puppets and humans coexist. Two clashing detectives with a shared secret, one human (McCarthy) and one puppet, are forced to work together again to solve the brutal murders of the former cast of a beloved classic puppet television show. A hilarious buddy cop murder mystery comedy at heart, the film is unapologetically bold and keeps audiences entertained from start to finish. Happytime Murders was directed Brian Henson
Continue reading →
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Genre distributor Terror Films has teamed up with fellow executive and head of acquisitions, Jim Klock and his Code 3 Films for a three Picture deal. The first film under the deal, Red Letters is currently in post-production and was produced by Code 3 Films’: Darrell Martinelli, Emily Adams, Kelsey Trainer, and Jim Klock. Klock also wrote, directed and stars in the film which also stars Mike Capozzi (Shockwave & Trace), Chad Ridgely (Massacre on Aisle 12), Robin Baker (6:66 PM: Evil Has an Hour to Kill) and Kyra Kennedy, fresh off the national tour of (Waitress the Musical & Blue Bloods). In addition to his executive duties at both Terror Films and Code 3, Klock’s acting career has kept him busy with roles in Alex and Me, Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger, “Scream Queens,” “True Detective,” SyFy’s Santa Jaws and the recently released feature film, The Green Book. Red Letters tackles the classic theme of “good versus evil.” The film
Continue reading →
Film FestivalsMoviesNewsThrillerTrailers
Painted Creek Productions’ has unveiled a new batch of images from their riveting new horror film Agramon’s Gate from award-winning writer-director-producer Harley Wallen (Betrayed, Moving Parts, Bennett’s Song). Laurene Landon (Maniac Cop 1 & 2, The Stuff, It’s Alive III: Island of the Alive) and Yan Birch (Wes Craven’s The People Under the Stairs, Death House) star in this supernatural thriller. This film also stars Kaiti Wallen, Calhoun Koenig, Kris Reill, and Angelina Danielle Cama. In the film, a psychic reader and medium is invited to a party. Something goes very wrong when an entity comes over from the other side to haunt the people from the party. They must solve the mystery before it’s too late. Agramon will not be easy to stop. I really wanted to make a horror film with a real story and have strong drama and thrills and get the jump moments, the mystery and some gore and frights. After seeing ‘The Haunting of Hill
Continue reading →
MoviesNewsReviews
There has a been a lot of hype surrounding Universal Picture’s crime comedy The Happytime Murders. I’m often leery of movies who have a ton of buzz, more often than not I get disappointed. Luckily, that’s not the case with The Happytime Murders. From director Brian Henson comes this side-splitting thrill ride that puts human detective Connie Edwards (Melissa McCarthy) and puppet P.I. Phil Phillips (Bill Barretta) on the case of murdered cast members of the Happytime show. The pair, once partners, have a tension-filled relationship and the two are constantly at each other’s throats and slinging insults which makes for a hilarious viewing experience. The star-studded human cast for this flick also includes Maya Rudolph, Elizabeth Banks, Joel McHale, and Leslie David Baker. One thing you should know, while puppets are cute, this movie is NOT for kids. In fact, it’s the most vulgar movie I’ve seen in a long time and I enjoyed the hell out of it.
Continue reading →
MoviesNewsThrillerTrailers
400 Years Ago Sir Walter Raleigh Searched For El Dorado … Today It Was Found. The question is, can the explorers get out alive? In the tradition of Indiana Jones and Tomb Raider, comes a thrilling adventure in search of… the city of gold. Vernon Wells (The Road Warrior, Commando, Innerspace), Christopher Atkins (The Blue Lagoon, The Pirate Movie) and Branscombe Richmond (“Chicago Med”, The Scorpion King) star in The City of Gold. This supernatural thriller centers on ‘an anguished media magnate, “Jonathan Davenport, who accompanies his estranged lover to the Peruvian Amazon in pursuit of a reclusive artist living in rebel occupation. Despite their philanthropic intentions, the mission proves to be the harbinger of something dark and ominous rooted deep within Jonathan.” John Charles Meyer (Avenged), Adrienne Whitney Papp (“The Resident”), Riley Dandy (Double Play), Robbie Allen (Hellblazer) and Jennifer Rikert Wolski (Escape Artist) star in this thrilling film directed by Harry Locke IV and written by Ronald A.Blum.
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