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An Update On ‘The Crooked Man’, ‘The Nun’, And ‘The Conjuring 3’

With The Nun, The Crooked Man, and The Conjuring 3 ,all in the works the universe seems to be expanding by leaps and bounds. Let’s not forget that Annabelle: Creation, from David F. Sandberg, will be opening in theaters this weekend. During a conversation with EW, producer-writer-director James Wan gave fans a tease of what they can expect from The Crooked Man, as well as giving an update on The Nun and The Conjuring 3. Wan stated that Corin Hardy’s Conjuring spin-off, The Nun, is now in post-production. The film centers on the back story of the Nun that stalked Lorraine warren, played by Vera Farmiga, in The Conjuring 2. He had this to say about The Crooked Man: We think we have a really exciting story,” Wan told the site. “What we want to do, with The Conjuring universe, is we want each of our little offshoots to have a very different flavor, right? So, for example, Annabelle is

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 7, 2017

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What Are You Doing In My Sewers: Shrek Invades The New ‘It’ Trailer

Just when you thought The Cat In The Hat was the scariest thing hanging out in the Derry Sewers, a certain ogre pokes his ugly green head out. Ogres are like onions! Ogres are like onions! I’m starting to think the It trailer would still be scary if you replaced Pennywise with a goldfish, let alone an 8 foot tall foul smelling monster like Shrek. Thats not a bad question actually; what does Pennywise smell like? Shouldn’t that white cotton clown costume be smeared in brown? I really hope “insert random slightly creepy children character Into It trailer” becomes a new meme. Maybe next up The Grinch? Yep….not terrifying at all.

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Capt McNeely

Aug 6, 2017

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‘IT’ Director Sets His Sights On The ‘Pet Sematary’ Remake

There is little doubt that the most highly anticipated film of the year is IT. Even though the adaption of Stephen King’s classic is still a month from opening in theaters, director Andy Muschietti has already confirmed that he will be helming the second film that will pick up with the Losers’ Club as adults. But it seems Muschietti and his producer/sister Barbara are going to continue making King adaptions, at least for a while. Their next target, the remake of King’s Pet Semetary, originally released in 1989 and directed by Mary Lambert. We reported back in 2015 that Paramount had ordered the reboot of Pet Sematary. It is unclear what has changed, but the remake has been listed for sale. Muschietti told the Toronto Sun that he is hoping to claim it for his own. We’re huge fans of Pet Sematary. If we can get our hands on that and do the Pet Sematary we want to do, that

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 5, 2017

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Uncork’d Entertainment Will Unleash ‘Demons’ This October

Miles Doleac’s (American Horror Story) supernatural thriller Demons has now wrapped and is aiming at an October theatrical release. A brand image from the film has arrived and we have it to share with you. Co-starring Wishmaster’s Andrew Divoff, and Smallville alum John Schneider, Demons tells of a celebrated fiction writer and former priest who, along with his wife, are tormented by the ghost of her late sister, as the details of her grisly death are slowly uncovered. Written by Doleac, whose previous film, the small-town murder mystery The Hollow, was released in theaters late last year, Demons is described as a “psychological thriller that marries elements of The Exorcist, The Shining and The Big Chill.” Initially, my decision to write a horror script was predicated on necessity: I had a synopsis for an “exorcism” script that Lindsay (my wife) and I had worked up together. Star-writer-director Doleac stated, “A major distributor had expressed interest. Said distributor wanted to see

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 4, 2017

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Something Terrifying Is Coming Down The Chimney with ‘Red Christmas’

For the so called “happiest time of the year” Christmas sure contains a lot of misery. From racist Uncle Gary drinking one too many Eggnogs, to your sisters brat kids driving their RC cars into your heels, for anyone who doesn’t have the happiest relationship with their family, Saint Nicks Day can make you feel like putting an icepick through your eye. But even the Manson family probably doesn’t have as fucked up a holiday as the poor saps in Red Christmas. Starring Dee Wallace, perhaps best known as Elliot’s mother in E.T. (but at her best as the tough as nails canine killer Donna Trenton in Cujo) Red Christmas follows “Diane, a matriarch presiding over the gathering of her squabbling grown children on Christmas Day. Tensions give way to terror when a deformed stranger appears at the door with vengeance on his mind. Diane must protect her family as limbs are severed and secrets are brought into the light.”

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Capt McNeely

Aug 3, 2017

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Flowers Fight Back in ‘FLORA’

Plants haven’t been given a good wrap in horror movies in recent years, with high profile bombs like The Happening and The Ruins making audiences everywhere if shrubs can actually be scary. Well one upcoming film is looking to put the fear back in flowers. FLORA, set in 1929 and already racking up some impressive awards if its website is anything to judge by, follows a small expedition of botanists entering an uncharted forest system and having to fight back against the ancient and deadly plant life that surrounds them. How those plants actually go about the process of murder is yet to be seen, although I could do without yet another film featuring acidic vines. The trailer is certainly slick, and the early 20th century setting could potentially be a lot of fun. If this film is a sort of The Ruins meets King Kong, what with all the galavanting around desolate forests and Model T’s, it could certainly

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Capt McNeely

Aug 2, 2017

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Chad Michael Murray And Danielle Harris Join ‘Camp Cold Brook’

Camp Cold Brook, from producer Joe Dante, has just added two stars to its cast, House of Wax’s Chad Michael Murray and Halloween actress Danielle Harris. In the film, written by Alex Carl, a paranormal reality show host, his producers and a camera man head to Camp Cold Brook, where campers tragically died 20 years-ago, in a last ditch effort to save the show. From the Press Release: Chad Michael Murray (House of Wax, TV’s Sun Records) and Danielle Harris (Halloween, Hatchet III) will headline Andy Palmer’s Camp Cold Brook. Produced by Warner Davis of Petri Entertainment, Gremlins alum Joe Dante and Mark Alan of Renfield Productions, and Jason Van Eman and Ross Marroso of Weathervane Productions, pic tells of a reality TV crew that get more than they bargained for when they decide to film the next episode in the legendary Camp Cold Brook. Reality TV producer and host, JACK WILSON (Chad Michael Murray), finds himself in a tough

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 1, 2017

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Bub Gets A New Look And New Name In The ‘Day Of The Dead’ Remake

Fans were crushed earlier this month when George A. Romero passed away. One of his most cherished classics is Day of the Day. Today, we have a first look at Jonathan Schaech who will be playing the role of the intelligent zombie in Héctor Vicens’ remake. Originally named Bub, the iconic character has a new name in the upcoming remake. He is now called Max. That’s a pretty big change for such a well known zombie. In an interview with Bloody Disgusting, Schaech described Max as “more as a Hulk thank Bub.” Max is more of a “Bub on steroids”. In the remake, Max is obsessed with the new character Zoe (Sophia Skelton). Schaech also compared the new version of Romero’s 1985 classic with ‘The Walking Dead’, which interesting considering the fact that Romeo made it clear on several occasions that he disliked the hit series. Basically, it’s just a Soap Opera with a zombie occasionally. I always used the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 31, 2017

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Who You Gonna Call? The Ghostbusters In 2019!

Fans had mixed emotions when it came to 2016’s female driven Ghostbusters. Many thought that franchise would end, but they were wrong. Ivan Reitman, the director of the original film and its sequel, made an appearance at a panel at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con. He revealed that he is very optimistic that a new sequel will possibly arrive around the original’s 35th anniversary in 2019. Well, the studio is working on some really nice things. First of all, I can’t believe the movie is still playing and being watched so assiduously… and I can’t believe I’m so old. Yeah, I think there’s going to be a lot of fun, a lot of special things. We’re going to try to tie one of our films close to that date.” It was also mentioned during the panel that the film will be live-action. He also talked about the animated series that is in the works. I think we have wonderful plans,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 30, 2017

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No Giant Spider For ‘IT’ Remake

The original IT miniseries had some strong elements, but it also had some weaker ones, perhaps most memorably the animatronic abomination that was Pennywise’s final form. Taking the form of a giant spider that wouldn’t look out of place in an episode of Goosebumps, much of the horror and tension of the previous 3 hours is replaced with laughter and befuddlement. Yes, the spider was in the book, but not everything that works on the written page works on the screen. That’s certainly evident here. Thankfully Bloody-Disgusting has reported that there will in fact be no arachnid in the upcoming remake. “Muschietti’s version will show more of Pennywise adapting into various forms that are based on the children’s individual fears. However, it will not show Pennywise as a giant spider like it did in the 1990 miniseries adaptation.” As someone who loved the novel but hated the mini-series (with the exception of Tim Curry) this is good news. While the

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Capt McNeely

Jul 29, 2017

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