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George A. Romero’s Unfinshed Novel Will Be Completed By ‘Shape Of Water’ Writer

Before Master of Horror George A. Romero passed away last year he was working on a new novel about, you guessed it, zombies. Titled The Living Dead, the novel was meant to transition Romero’s zombie tales from the big screen to print. Unfortunately, he was not able to finish The Living Dead before he passed, but like his beloved zombies, the book will rise from the dead. EW is reporting that The Shape of Water writer Daniel Kraus has signed on to complete the novel which will be released in the Fall of 2019, via Tor. What’s exciting about the novel…It’s huge. It’s a massively scaled story, a real epic, the kind no one ever gave him the budget to film,” Kraus told EW. “In a book, of course, there is no budget, and in his pages you can feel his joy of being able, at last, to do every single thing he wanted.” He continued. “TThe state [of the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 15, 2018
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Three Films Based On One Book, Who Got It Right?

In August of 1938, readers of Astounding Science-Fiction Magazine beat the summer heat by reading a chilling science-fiction story that took them to the heart of Antarctica where a group of scientists was trapped along with a shape-shifting extraterrestrial. That story was Who Goes There?, by Don A. Stuart, the pen name of John W. Campbell Jr. The story was later reprinted in book form where Campbell used his real name. The novella eventually spawned three movies, the first one in 1951 titled The Thing from Another World that was followed up by John Carpenter’s 1982 cult classic The Thing (it spawned a video game as well as a series of comics.) which was followed up by the 2011 prequel using the same name. Three movies based on one book. The film industry is known for taking a book and making it into a film with mixed results, usually negative. So the question remains, out of the three films based

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Capt McNeely
Feb 13, 2018
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‘John Whick’ Director Signs On For The ‘Sandman Slim’ Adaption

It appears that John Wick director Chad Stahelski is gearing up to kick-off a new franchise. The stuntman turned filmmaker has signed on to direct the film adaption of the first book of best-selling author Richard Kadrey’s nine-book fantasy series Sandman Slim, Deadline reports. Studio 8 acquired the rights last year. “Sandman Slim” is a supernatural vigilante who escapes from Hell to seek revenge for the murder of his girlfriend and the magicians responsible for getting him sent “downtown”. Kerry Williamson (What Happened to Monday) will be editing the script originally penned by Kel Symons. Patrick Walmsley of LBI Entertainment along with Julie Yorn will produce with John Lester. Studio 8’s Chis Goldberg and Rishi Rajani will oversee the film. The nine books of the series have been labeled as one Barnes and Noble’s “Best Paranormal Fantasy Novels of the Last Decade.” The 10th book of the Sandman Slim series will be published later this year.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 13, 2018
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Plot Details For Stephen King’s ‘Elevation’ And ‘The Outsider’

As adaptions of Master of Horror Stephen King, continue to be adapted for both film and TV, he is set to release not one, but two new books this year. The first novel we’ll see on shelves is The Outsider, scheduled for release on May 22. The story involves “An eleven-year-old boy’s violated corpse is found in a town park.” The next story is a 144-page novella titled Elevation, which is set in King’s fictional town of Castle Rock. The tale is described as “a riveting, extraordinarily eerie, and moving story about a man whose mysterious affliction brings a small town together—a timely, upbeat tale about finding common ground despite deep-rooted differences.” The plot goes like this: “Although Scott Carey doesn’t look any different, he’s been steadily losing weight. There are a couple of other odd things, too. He weighs the same in his clothes and out of them, no matter how heavy they are. Scott doesn’t want to be

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 12, 2018
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The Pronouns of Fandom

Disclaimer: Sports, film, music, and art will do more to unite a nation than politics. All of these, collectively known as “entertainment” allow people a sense of belonging, identity and sharing. They can represent the best of us as a species. All can inspire, amaze and make us and make us better people. Notice I left out any reference to “ownership.” Grammar Nazis love to focus on the improper use of “You’re” and “Your” and “They’re and There.” I suggest they look into the misuse of certain pronouns. Fans of any medium don’t seem to understand “Us” and “Them” or “We” and “They.” A sports example: The Philadelphia Eagles won Super Bowl 52. The players, coach, the staff that worked on a daily basis to make the machine run–THEY won the Super Bowl. YOU reading this did not. To see “We did it!” type posts online is another example of a spectator world that confuses viewing with doing. To be

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Capt McNeely
Feb 8, 2018
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‘The Meg’ Trailer Is Coming!

The giant prehistoric Megalodon is everywhere these days. Author Steve Alten’s franchise is not only getting a new novel titled Meg: Generations, a comic, but also the film adaptation of Alten’s first book titled The Meg from director Jon Turtletaub. Alten himself has just confirmed that the trailer for The Meg will be swimming in sometime in March, followed by its theatrical release this summer. In the film, “A deep-sea submersible—part of an international undersea observation program—has been attacked by a massive creature, previously thought to be extinct, and now lies disabled at the bottom of the deepest trench in the Pacific…with its crew trapped inside. With time running out, expert deep-sea rescue diver Jonas Taylor (Statham) is recruited by a visionary Chinese oceanographer (Winston Chao), against the wishes of his daughter Suyin (Li Bingbing), to save the crew—and the ocean itself—from this unstoppable threat: a pre-historic 75-foot-long shark known as the Megalodon. What no one could have imagined is

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 7, 2018
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Nine Books Written By Serial Killers

If you are intrigued by serial killers, you’re not alone. Many have a morbid curiosity about those who kill. No matter if it’s Ted Bundy or unsolved murders linked by a killer’s M.O., there is something fascinating about those who ignore the rules of society and give in to their darkest desires. You might not realize it, but there are a lot of books out there written by serial killers, and we just happen to have a list of nine of them. A Question of Doubt John Wayne Gacy took the lives of 33 men and boys. He also appeared at many children’s birthday parties dressed as his alter ego, “Pogo the Clown”, which earned him the nickname “The Killer Clown”. Convicted in 1980, Gacy penned A Question of Doubt in which put the blame for his killing and for having to bury his victim in his crawl space under his home. His book, which had a limited release (500

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 4, 2018
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November To Arrive In Theaters This Month

This month, director Rainer Sarnet’s period film November opens theatrically in New York City and Los Angeles, from Oscilloscope. Described as “beautiful as it is profound” by Rolling Stone, this tale of love and survival, set in the 19th century Estonia, centers on peasant girl Liina who longs for village boy Hans, but Hans is inexplicably infatuated by the visiting German baroness that possesses all that he longs for. “For Liina, winning Hans’ requited love proves incredibly complicated in this dark, harsh landscape where spirits, werewolves, plagues, and the devil himself converge, where thievery is rampant, and where souls are highly regarded but come quite cheap. With alluring black and white cinematography, director Rainer Sarnet vividly captures these motley lives as they toil to exist – but is existence worth anything if it lacks a soul?” Inspired by the Estonian novel “Rehepapp” by Andrus Kivrähk, the film stars Rea Lest, Jörgen Liik, Arvo Kukumägi, Katariina Unt, Taavi Eelmaa, Heino Kalm,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 2, 2018
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Andrew Lincoln Channels His ‘Inner Witch’

The Walking Dead star announced a day ago via video, and with his real accent, that was played at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios Orlando that he’s narrating the audiobook version of the book Quidditch Through the Ages written by J.K. Rowling under the guise of the fictional character Kennilworthy Whisp who’s an expert of the sport as well as a diehard fan. The book is a guide and history to the popular fictional wizard world sport Quidditch, a game played on flying brooms where the sport itself is a mixture of water polo, ice hockey, rugby, and soccer (or football to you Europeans). Proceeds from the book, which was written in 2001, and the upcoming audio version go to Comic Relief and Lumos charities. The audiobook is set to come out March 15th and can be pre-ordered. For more information about the audiobook head over to Pottermore!

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Capt McNeely
Jan 27, 2018
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Teaser Poster And Prequel Novel For ‘The Predator’

The upcoming fourth installment of the Predator franchise has fans excited with the promise that it will be gory like the first two classics and now with the teaser poster fans are even more excited…yes me included, I mean, look at it! The poster has been seen in IMAX theaters and gives the same electrifying feeling that reminds fans of the one scene from Predator 2 when the Predator stands on top of a skyscraper in LA during a thunderstorm triumphantly roaring as it’s struck by lightning and not even phased by it. For added hype for fans, a book said to be the prequel to the movie will be hitting shelves on June 5th. The book, The Predator: Hunters and Hunted will be released by Titan Books and will be written by James A. Moore. The book will be setting up the events leading to the upcoming film. Jake Busey who was one of the last to be cast

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Capt McNeely
Jan 22, 2018

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George A. Romero’s Unfinshed Novel Will Be Completed By ‘Shape Of Water’ Writer

Before Master of Horror George A. Romero passed away last year he was working on a new novel about, you guessed it, zombies. Titled The Living Dead, the novel was meant to transition Romero’s zombie tales from the big screen to print. Unfortunately, he was not able to finish The Living Dead before he passed, but like his beloved zombies, the book will rise from the dead. EW is reporting that The Shape of Water writer Daniel Kraus has signed on to complete the novel which will be released in the Fall of 2019, via Tor. What’s exciting about the novel…It’s huge. It’s a massively scaled story, a real epic, the kind no one ever gave him the budget to film,” Kraus told EW. “In a book, of course, there is no budget, and in his pages you can feel his joy of being able, at last, to do every single thing he wanted.” He continued. “TThe state [of the

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 15, 2018
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Three Films Based On One Book, Who Got It Right?

In August of 1938, readers of Astounding Science-Fiction Magazine beat the summer heat by reading a chilling science-fiction story that took them to the heart of Antarctica where a group of scientists was trapped along with a shape-shifting extraterrestrial. That story was Who Goes There?, by Don A. Stuart, the pen name of John W. Campbell Jr. The story was later reprinted in book form where Campbell used his real name. The novella eventually spawned three movies, the first one in 1951 titled The Thing from Another World that was followed up by John Carpenter’s 1982 cult classic The Thing (it spawned a video game as well as a series of comics.) which was followed up by the 2011 prequel using the same name. Three movies based on one book. The film industry is known for taking a book and making it into a film with mixed results, usually negative. So the question remains, out of the three films based

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Feb 13, 2018
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‘John Whick’ Director Signs On For The ‘Sandman Slim’ Adaption

It appears that John Wick director Chad Stahelski is gearing up to kick-off a new franchise. The stuntman turned filmmaker has signed on to direct the film adaption of the first book of best-selling author Richard Kadrey’s nine-book fantasy series Sandman Slim, Deadline reports. Studio 8 acquired the rights last year. “Sandman Slim” is a supernatural vigilante who escapes from Hell to seek revenge for the murder of his girlfriend and the magicians responsible for getting him sent “downtown”. Kerry Williamson (What Happened to Monday) will be editing the script originally penned by Kel Symons. Patrick Walmsley of LBI Entertainment along with Julie Yorn will produce with John Lester. Studio 8’s Chis Goldberg and Rishi Rajani will oversee the film. The nine books of the series have been labeled as one Barnes and Noble’s “Best Paranormal Fantasy Novels of the Last Decade.” The 10th book of the Sandman Slim series will be published later this year.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 13, 2018
Horror Fuel

Plot Details For Stephen King’s ‘Elevation’ And ‘The Outsider’

As adaptions of Master of Horror Stephen King, continue to be adapted for both film and TV, he is set to release not one, but two new books this year. The first novel we’ll see on shelves is The Outsider, scheduled for release on May 22. The story involves “An eleven-year-old boy’s violated corpse is found in a town park.” The next story is a 144-page novella titled Elevation, which is set in King’s fictional town of Castle Rock. The tale is described as “a riveting, extraordinarily eerie, and moving story about a man whose mysterious affliction brings a small town together—a timely, upbeat tale about finding common ground despite deep-rooted differences.” The plot goes like this: “Although Scott Carey doesn’t look any different, he’s been steadily losing weight. There are a couple of other odd things, too. He weighs the same in his clothes and out of them, no matter how heavy they are. Scott doesn’t want to be

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 12, 2018
Horror Fuel

The Pronouns of Fandom

Disclaimer: Sports, film, music, and art will do more to unite a nation than politics. All of these, collectively known as “entertainment” allow people a sense of belonging, identity and sharing. They can represent the best of us as a species. All can inspire, amaze and make us and make us better people. Notice I left out any reference to “ownership.” Grammar Nazis love to focus on the improper use of “You’re” and “Your” and “They’re and There.” I suggest they look into the misuse of certain pronouns. Fans of any medium don’t seem to understand “Us” and “Them” or “We” and “They.” A sports example: The Philadelphia Eagles won Super Bowl 52. The players, coach, the staff that worked on a daily basis to make the machine run–THEY won the Super Bowl. YOU reading this did not. To see “We did it!” type posts online is another example of a spectator world that confuses viewing with doing. To be

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Feb 8, 2018
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‘The Meg’ Trailer Is Coming!

The giant prehistoric Megalodon is everywhere these days. Author Steve Alten’s franchise is not only getting a new novel titled Meg: Generations, a comic, but also the film adaptation of Alten’s first book titled The Meg from director Jon Turtletaub. Alten himself has just confirmed that the trailer for The Meg will be swimming in sometime in March, followed by its theatrical release this summer. In the film, “A deep-sea submersible—part of an international undersea observation program—has been attacked by a massive creature, previously thought to be extinct, and now lies disabled at the bottom of the deepest trench in the Pacific…with its crew trapped inside. With time running out, expert deep-sea rescue diver Jonas Taylor (Statham) is recruited by a visionary Chinese oceanographer (Winston Chao), against the wishes of his daughter Suyin (Li Bingbing), to save the crew—and the ocean itself—from this unstoppable threat: a pre-historic 75-foot-long shark known as the Megalodon. What no one could have imagined is

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 7, 2018
Horror Fuel

Nine Books Written By Serial Killers

If you are intrigued by serial killers, you’re not alone. Many have a morbid curiosity about those who kill. No matter if it’s Ted Bundy or unsolved murders linked by a killer’s M.O., there is something fascinating about those who ignore the rules of society and give in to their darkest desires. You might not realize it, but there are a lot of books out there written by serial killers, and we just happen to have a list of nine of them. A Question of Doubt John Wayne Gacy took the lives of 33 men and boys. He also appeared at many children’s birthday parties dressed as his alter ego, “Pogo the Clown”, which earned him the nickname “The Killer Clown”. Convicted in 1980, Gacy penned A Question of Doubt in which put the blame for his killing and for having to bury his victim in his crawl space under his home. His book, which had a limited release (500

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 4, 2018
Horror Fuel

November To Arrive In Theaters This Month

This month, director Rainer Sarnet’s period film November opens theatrically in New York City and Los Angeles, from Oscilloscope. Described as “beautiful as it is profound” by Rolling Stone, this tale of love and survival, set in the 19th century Estonia, centers on peasant girl Liina who longs for village boy Hans, but Hans is inexplicably infatuated by the visiting German baroness that possesses all that he longs for. “For Liina, winning Hans’ requited love proves incredibly complicated in this dark, harsh landscape where spirits, werewolves, plagues, and the devil himself converge, where thievery is rampant, and where souls are highly regarded but come quite cheap. With alluring black and white cinematography, director Rainer Sarnet vividly captures these motley lives as they toil to exist – but is existence worth anything if it lacks a soul?” Inspired by the Estonian novel “Rehepapp” by Andrus Kivrähk, the film stars Rea Lest, Jörgen Liik, Arvo Kukumägi, Katariina Unt, Taavi Eelmaa, Heino Kalm,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 2, 2018
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Andrew Lincoln Channels His ‘Inner Witch’

The Walking Dead star announced a day ago via video, and with his real accent, that was played at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios Orlando that he’s narrating the audiobook version of the book Quidditch Through the Ages written by J.K. Rowling under the guise of the fictional character Kennilworthy Whisp who’s an expert of the sport as well as a diehard fan. The book is a guide and history to the popular fictional wizard world sport Quidditch, a game played on flying brooms where the sport itself is a mixture of water polo, ice hockey, rugby, and soccer (or football to you Europeans). Proceeds from the book, which was written in 2001, and the upcoming audio version go to Comic Relief and Lumos charities. The audiobook is set to come out March 15th and can be pre-ordered. For more information about the audiobook head over to Pottermore!

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Jan 27, 2018
Horror Fuel

Teaser Poster And Prequel Novel For ‘The Predator’

The upcoming fourth installment of the Predator franchise has fans excited with the promise that it will be gory like the first two classics and now with the teaser poster fans are even more excited…yes me included, I mean, look at it! The poster has been seen in IMAX theaters and gives the same electrifying feeling that reminds fans of the one scene from Predator 2 when the Predator stands on top of a skyscraper in LA during a thunderstorm triumphantly roaring as it’s struck by lightning and not even phased by it. For added hype for fans, a book said to be the prequel to the movie will be hitting shelves on June 5th. The book, The Predator: Hunters and Hunted will be released by Titan Books and will be written by James A. Moore. The book will be setting up the events leading to the upcoming film. Jake Busey who was one of the last to be cast

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Jan 22, 2018
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