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There’s A Giant Mutant In The First Art For The Spoof ‘Snake Out Of Compton’

The official poster and synopsis have just arrived for the horror-comedy Snake Out of Compton, revealing a giant mutant snake roaming Compton looking for a tasty meal. In the movie, “a young rap group suddenly finds themselves up against a giant, mutated snake that threatens to destroy their search for stardom! Aided by two corrupt cops, a crazed gangster, and a mad scientist, the band has one thing to do before getting the record deal they need; get that motherf**kin’ Snake Outta Compton! Prepare yourself for dope ass beats, unfriendly fire, and the biggest, nastiest snake you’ve ever seen in this outrageous satire of creature features, urban gangster films, and hip hop culture.” Ricky Flowers Jr., Motown Maurice, Donte Essien, Tarkan Dospil, Aurelia Michael, Joston Theney, Jon Kondelik, Arielle Brachfeld, Eric Erickson, and Diana Terranova star in Snake Out of Compton directed by Hank Braxton who co-wrote the film with Tim Johnson. Jon Kondelik, James Kondelik, and Hank Braxtan serve

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 13, 2017

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Film Adaption Of Stephen King’s ‘The Talisman’ In The Works

Stephen King adaptions are everywhere these days (not that we’re complaining). Between IT, Gerald’s Game, ‘Mr. Mercedes’, ‘The Mist’ which has been canceled after one season, and others upcoming projects, King is dominating the genre. We can now add another adaption to the list. Variety is reporting that Josh Boone (New Mutants, The Fault in the Stars) has signed on to pen the script for the film adaption of King’s ‘The Talisman’ produced by Frank Marshall (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Jason Bourne). Written by King and Peter Straub in 1984, ‘The Talisman’ follows the young Jack Sawyer, whose mother is dying. Jack learns that if obtains the talisman he can cure her disease. He must embark on a journey through a parallel world. King penned a sequel to the tale titled ‘Black House’ featuring Jack as a grown man working as a homicide detective, so there is a potential sequel there if the first film is well received.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 12, 2017

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Dollface Moves In For The Kill In The First Image From ‘Strangers 2: Prey At Night’

The sequel to 2008’s home invasion hit The Strangers is on its way! Not only has the first image, featuring Bailee Madison as “Kinsey”, surfaced, a release date has been announced. In the film, from director Johannes Roberts (47 Meters Down), centers on ” a family’s road trip takes a dangerous turn when they arrive at a secluded mobile home park to stay with some relatives and find it mysteriously deserted. Under the cover of darkness, three masked psychopaths pay them a visit to test the family’s every limit as they struggle to survive.” In the first image, we see Kinsley (Madison) trying to flee “Dollface” (Emma Bellomy). Christina Hendricks, Lewis Pullman, and Martin Henderson star. Lea Enslin plays the role of “Pin-up Girl” and Damian Maffei co-stars as the “Man in the Mask”. The Strangers: Prey at Night will invade theaters on March 9, 2018.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 12, 2017

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“Escape: Psycho Circus” Music Festival Returns October 27

A combination music festival and haunted house “Escape: Psycho Circus” returns October 27, just in time for Halloween. Along side such notable artists as DJ Snake And AfroJack, there will be burlesque shows, tightrope acts, and enough creepy clowns to fill a hundred floppy shoes. Unfortunately you’ll have to live in California (or make a long ass drive) to visit the Circus, but for anyone in the area, this could be a scary treat.

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Capt McNeely

Oct 7, 2017

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‘Flatliners’ Flatlines At The Box Office

The remake/sequel/bad idea that is “Flatliners” wasn’t met with a warm reception when it was released Friday, getting a 3% on Rotten Tomatoes and a mere $9.8 million worldwide, on a $20 million budget. Include marketing expenses and it looks like “Flatliners” is one of the biggest flops of the year. While the remake train has slowed down in recent years, this is yet another lesson for Hollywood that audiences don’t want rehashed and underwhelming adaptations of stories we already love. Because seriously, the original “Flatliners” is pretty damn good and can be rented for $3 on Google Play. And you get to watch it from the comfort of your couch while sipping on a beer. So basically, eat it Ellen Page (for the record Ellen Page is a great actress and a wonderful human being, who just needs to make a few better choices in what she decides to star in.)

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Capt McNeely

Oct 1, 2017

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Hurricanes And Horror Movies: 3 Flicks That Take Place During Brutal Storms

Having just gone through one of the worst hurricanes Florida has experienced in decades, I got to thinking about some of the best horror films that have taken place during hurricanes. The list is surprisingly short. Hopefully, we’ve seen our last hurricane for the season, but for those of you that want to experience some hurricane-horror from the comfort of your own couch, here’s a short list of flicks that take place during some of the worst storms Mother Nature can throw at us. I Still Know What You Did Last Summer In this sequel to 1997’s I Know What You Did Last Summer, it’s one year after the killing of a crazy hit-and-run victim turned slasher Ben Willis and survivor girl Julie James (Jennifer Love Hewitt) has won a trip to the Bahamas with some of her new college friends. They arrive at a resort that’s operating with a skeleton crew, and apparently, none of them get the weather

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Capt McNeely

Sep 28, 2017

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Before Playboy, Hugh Hefner’s First Magazine Was Horror

Hugh Hefner’s passing to the big Bunny Ranch in the sky is a tragedy that reverberates across pop culture. While Old Hugh was of course most famous for the founding of Playboy Magazine, the only thing Hef loved more than sailor caps and silk pajamas (and ladies) was his love of classic horror movies. Well being Hefner was 91 when he died, he was around when they were just called horror movies. “I grew up loving the classic horror movies of the 1930s. I created a club & fanzine in my teens titled Shudder,” Hefner tweeted back in 2010. He added in a subsequent tweet, shortly thereafter, “I created a Shudder Club & Shudder Magazine Hefner even directed his own film as a teenager, “Return From The Dead”, where he played a mad scientist. Hefner at 16 in “Return From The Dead” Hefner will go down in history for his contributions to the sexual revolution. But behind the man’s man

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Capt McNeely

Sep 28, 2017

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After 24 Years We May Actually Be Getting ‘Hocus Pocus II’!

With Halloween approaching and our favorite Trick ‘ Treat season movies are on our minds. One film that is a must see every year is 1993’s Hocus Pocus. Well, for those of you who love the cooky witches we have good news. After twenty-four years there may be a sequel brewing. There have long been rumors of a Hocus Pocus sequel for years involving Mick Garris (one of the original writers). Now, he’s given us real hope. During a conversation with Forbes, Garris himself teased that Hocus Pocus 2 is in development. Generation after generation, it’s kind of remarkable and fantastic to have something brought to the screen like that and to have it embraced generation after generation,” Garris said. “Everybody I meet, it’s either their daughters or their own favorite movie and it’s incredibly exciting. There have been rumors of a Hocus Pocus sequel for the last 10 years that will not die. I have heard they are developing

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 28, 2017

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The Second Part Of ‘IT’ Gets A Release Date

Andy Muschietti’s adaptation of Stephen King’s IT is now officially the highest grossing genre film of all time, raking in over $700 million at the box office in three weeks, beating out The Exorcist. It’s no wonder that Muschietti is already moving forward with part 2. News has come that part 2 now has a release date, September 6, 2019. Gary Dauberman will be returning to pen the film which will center on the Losers Club as adults. There is no word yet who might be cast. as the adults. Jaeden Lieberher, Sophia Lillis, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Finn Wolfhard, Wyatt Oleff, Jack Dylan Grazer, and Chosen Jacobs, who starred as the Losers’ Club, will be back to reprise their roles in part 2 in flashbacks for their adult versions. In the miniseries, Mike Hanlon was the only member of the club that stayed in Derry.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 26, 2017

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Len Wein’s Final Film ‘Tales of Frankenstein’ Kicks Off Indiegogo Campaign

Mel Novak stars in the upcoming film Tales of Frankenstein alongside ‘Wolverine’ creator Len Wein in his final film. From the Press Release: Los Angeles, CA , September 21, 2017 (Newswire.com) – Production has just wrapped in Los Angeles on the horror film “Tales of Frankenstein,” starring Bruce Lee’s “Game of Death’s” Mel Novak and “Wolverine,” creator Len Wein in his final film. “I was lucky enough to know Len well enough to call him a friend. He was a great guy, a fantastic writer, and actor and can never be replaced,” said Novak. This film has an Indiegogo campaign for post-production costs with lots of great perks at https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/tales-of-frankenstein-movie-post-production-horror–2#/ 2018 marks the 200th Anniversary of Mary Shelley’s classic novel “Frankenstein,” so the goal of the film is to be released at that time to coincide with this momentous anniversary. This much-anticipated project is based upon four of writer-director Donald F. Glut’s (#1 Best Selling Star Wars novel “The Empire

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 26, 2017

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