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‘Annabelle: Creation’ Overtakes ‘Get Out’ As Most Profitable Horror Film Of The Year

With a world wide gross of 253 million dollars, Annabelle: Creation is now the most profitable horror film of the year, beating Get Out’s 252 million. Neither is a shabby haul, with both films far exceeding expectations. However Get Out being both an original I.P. and critically adored had many rooting for it to succeed over Annabelle: Creation, the fourth film in The Conjuring Universe and a prequel to the not very well liked at all Annabelle, released back in 2014. Overall it’s been an underwhelming year not just for horror, but movies in general, with several of the lowest box office weekends in recent history, and a steady stream of high profile flops. For every Get Out there seemed to be at least two releases like A Cure For Wellness. With It released this weekend and on track to pull in more than a few pennies , there’s still plenty of time for the year to turn things around.

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Capt McNeely

Sep 4, 2017

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Official Title & Release Date Announced For ‘Insidious 4’

The next installment of the Insidious franchise will soon be taking us into the “Further”. Ahead of the trailer release (which should happen very soon) the films official title has been revealed as Insidious: The Last Key. The film, directed by Adam Robitel and written by Leigh Whannell who penned the scripts for the entire franchise, is set years before the events of the previous films and follows Elise Rainier (Lin Shaye) as a young woman haunted by malevolent and demonic spirits in her New Mexico home. Leigh Whannell will be reprising his role as “Specs”. Josh Stewart, Javier Botet, Angus Sampson, Kirk Acevedo, Bruce Davison, Spencer Locke, and Caitlin Gerard co-star. Insidious: The Last Key opens in theaters nationwide on January 5, 2018.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 4, 2017

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A New Batch Of Images Arrive For The Zombie Film ‘The Cured’ Starrring Ellen Page

A brand new batch of images has been unleashed for the post-zombie apocalypse film ‘The Cured’, from writer-director David Freyne. Ellen Page, known for her roles in Inception, X-Men: Days of Future Past, and the Flatliners reboot opening in theaters later this month, stars alongside Tom Vaughan-Lawler, Sam Keeley, Stuart Graham, Amy De Bhrún, Patrick Murphy, and Frank Cannon. The film is set in a world where a disease has turned people into zombies but now a cure has been discovered. The once-infected are now discriminated against by society and their own families, which causes social issues to arise, treating to plunge the world into chaos again.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 2, 2017

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First Image Released From ‘Ghost Stories’ Directed By Jeremy Dyson

Award-winning British actor Alex Lawther (The Imitation Game) will star alongside Martin Freeman and Paul Whitehouse in Ghost Stories, based on the stage play by the same name. Andy Nynam, who starred in the original stage production will lead the cast. Nynam also co-wrote the play with Jeremy Dyson who is directing the film whose first image has just been released. In the film, arch Sceptic professor Phillip Goodman embarks upon a terror filled quest, when he stumbles across a long lost file containing details of three cases of inexplicable hauntings. Warp Films’ Claire Jones and Robin Gutch are producing. Altitude Film Sales will be handling worldwide sales. UK distribution will be handled by Lionsgate.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 2, 2017

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What’s The Salary Of You’re Favorite Superhero?

While superhero’s tend to fight monsters rather than celebrate them like we at Horrorfuel do, they’re still a huge part of pop culture. And plenty of comic book characters can be suitably horrific in their own right (The New 52 Joker comes to mind). The folks over at Zippia.com, who love tight wearing do-gooders even more than we do, have put together an interesting and well researched graph into just how much our favorite superhero’s are making. Turns out not all of them have that Batman dead parent swag going for them, with jobs ranging from brain surgeon to ice-cream scooper. No wonder Ant-Man was a former thief.

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Capt McNeely

Aug 31, 2017

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Annie Clark To Direct ‘The Picture Of Dorian Gray’ Reboot

Following her directorial debut in a segment of the female driven horror anthology XX, musician Annie Clark (St. Vincent) will be rebooting 1945’s The Picture of Dorian Gray. Clark will put a twist on the story that originally centered on a man whose portrait ages while he stays forever young. In the new version, the main character will be a woman. David Birke has been brought on board by Lionsgate to pen the script based on the 1890 novel by Oscar Wilde. This will be the first reboot of The Picture of Dorian Gray, but the film has already been remade three times, once in 1973 and again in 2005. The third film was released in 2009 under the title Dorian Gray. The character has also appeared in several films and series including in the movie The League of Extraordinary Gentleman and in the hit series ‘Penny Dreadful’. Hopefully, casting news will be announced soon.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 31, 2017

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‘The Gallows 2’ Secretly Filmed

Over the past few years, we’ve seen several films that were secretly made and premiered as a surprise for fans, Like J.J. Abrams 10 Cloverfield Lane, Adam Wingard’s film The Woods that actually turned out to be Blair Witch the sequel to 1999’s found footage film The Blair Witch Project. Last week fans who attended the 10th-anniversary screening for Hatchet were surprised with Victor Crowley, a brand new film. Now, another genre film is continuing the trend of secret movies. The secret sequel to The Gallows was revealed earlier this week when word got out that an advanced screening was held on the WB lot in Burbank. That’s right, The Gallows 2 is not only made but completed. Set 20 years after the events of the original movie, stars Auuna Rue as a young woman who has transferred to a prestigious new school. Her desires are twisted by a viral challenge to capture a spirit. Ema Horvath, Brittany Falardeau, and

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 30, 2017

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‘Close Encounters Of The Third Kind’ To Hit Theaters Again This Friday

In celebration of the film’s 40th anniversary, Close Encounters of the Third Kind will be re-released this Friday in Select AMC theaters. Close Encounters of the Third Kind was directed by the legendary Steven Spielberg, and it was originally released in November 1977. The film was a hit, grossing $120 million domestically and $300 million worldwide. The film was also nominated for 8 Oscars, ultimately winning for best cinematography. Close Encounters of the Third Kind stars Richard Dreyfuss, Francois Truffaut and Teri Garr. Close Encounters of the Third Kind looked amazing on the big screen, but you’d only know that if are 40 or older. This Friday, a younger generation of fans will have the opportunity to experience the cinematic spectacle first hand. Be sure to check an AMC theater near you for show times.

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Capt McNeely

Aug 29, 2017

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Premiere Of ‘Jeepers Creepers 3’ Canceled

The Jeepers Creepers franchise has been a source of controversy from the start. While the franchise has a lot of fans there are also a lot of people willing to forgo watching the movie due to writer-director Victor Salva’s past which includes a stint in prison for the molestation of a boy. Jeepers Creepers 3 is now approaching its September release. The upcoming premiere at the famous Chinese Theater has now been canceled. Promoter and organizer Kory Davis held a news conference Monday after receiving threats of protest. Someone contacted the theater saying that protests would not only be held the night of the premiere, but every day leading up to the screening. With the theater’s reputation being at stake they canceled the event. This is not the first time Jeepers Creepers 3 has been in trouble. Besides their trouble when the movie tried to film in Canada before ending up in Louisianna, there has been a petition circulating (you

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 29, 2017

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Ed Skrein Resigns From ‘Hellboy’ Reboot

Amid whitewashing controversy of his casting as asian comic book character Major Ben Daimo, Ed Skrein has departed the upcoming R rated reboot Hellboy reboot. Ben Daimo Ed Skrein Hollywood has had a rough history with the casting of white actors in non-white roles, and while I like Skrein as an actor (most notably in The Transporter reboot and Deadpool) I can applaud his decision to step down. Although I wouldn’t put it past Hollywood to cast another white actor in his stead. Seriously, guys, there’s plenty of Asian badasses out there who would rock the part. Not that was ever likely to see it….

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Capt McNeely

Aug 29, 2017

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