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The Crooked Man Is Coming – Film Greenlit By New Line Cinema

“There was a crooked man, and he walked a crooked mile. He found a crooked sixpence upon a crooked stile. He bought a crooked cat, which caught a crooked mouse, And they all lived together in a little crooked house.” As a kid you may have heard the nursery rhyme about the Crooked Man. The rhyme was made frightening in The Conjuring 2 when the entity came to life. The fact that the Crooked Man was NOT CG is even more incredible (you can find out more here). Javier Botet’s portrayal of the long-limbed entity, with a grin made of pointed teeth, was absolutely terrifying. Back in May we reported that the latest spin-off of The Conjuring franchise, based on the Crooked Man, was in the works. Now, we can tell that the film has officially gotten the go-ahead for production to begin, THR says. New Line Cinema has tapped Mike Van Waes to pen the screenplay, based on James

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jun 15, 2017

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‘Sherlock’ Star Adapting ‘Paradise Lost’ For New Series

It is “better to reign in hell, than serve in heaven.”, a quote from one of the most epic poems in history. John Milton’s ‘Paradise Lost’, first published in 1667, details the fall of man from a biblical point of view . The 17th century book, which includes over ten-thousand lines of verse, features incredible artwork by Gustave Doré. Now, ‘Paradise Lost’ is about to be brought to life. It is being adapted. Variety is reporting that Dancing Ledge Productions along with Martin Freeman, star of Sherlock and The Hobbit, are currently adapting a series based on the poem. Freeman and Laurence Bowen, the CEO of Dancing Ledge are working with writers and networks in both the U.S. and the U.K. to bring the series to life. Paradise Lost is like a biblical Game of Thrones transporting the reader into a internecine world of political intrigue and incredible violence. At stake? The future of mankind. There’s never been a better

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jun 15, 2017

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The Creeper Is Back In The First Images From ‘Jeepers Creepers III’

Last month the first details for Jeepers Creepers III emerged. Now, we have the first images from the film. Not only does the third installment pick up after the events in part 2, it is filled with flash backs. In an interview with Diabolique Magazine, star of both the original film and Jeepers Creepers 3, Gina Phillips, talked about flashbacks and her character, Trish. In the third film Trish is worried that her teenage son will face the same fate that her brother Darry (Justin Long) did . It’s been 23 years and it’s time for the Creeper to come out and feed. Trish Jenner is now a mother of a teenage son named Darry, named after the brother she lost 23 years ago. Trish has a recurring nightmare where her son suffers the same fate as her brother did, killed by the Creeper. Determined to prevent this from happening, Trish, who is now a rich and powerful woman, sets

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jun 13, 2017

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Helen Hunt To Star In ‘I See You’

Oscar Award winning actress Helen Hunt (Twister, Shots Fired) is set to star in the genre thriller I See You, from director Adam Randall (iBoy) and writer Devon Graye, which will begin filming this summer in Cleveland, Deadline reports. In the film, infidelity has put great strain on the Harper household as Greg, the lead investigator in a child abduction case which has brought into the spotlight a similar case from years past, struggles to find a way to forgive his well-heeled wife, Jackie (Hunt). As her guilt slowly gnaws away at her grip on reality, a malicious presence begins manifesting itself in the home, putting their young son in mortal danger. Zodiac’s Matt Waldeck will produce with Ben Hecht, Stephen Kelliher, Hilary Davis, and Patrick Howson serving as executive producers.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jun 12, 2017

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“Office Space Meets Shaun Of The Dead” In ‘Office Uprising’ – A First Look

Lin Oeding, who has directed films such as Braven and episodes for series like Syfy’s Blood Drive and Chicago P.D., is at the helm of the a upcoming horror-comedy Office Uprising. Office Uprising has an impressive cast that includes Brenton Thwaites (Gods of Egypt), Jane Levy (Don’t Breathe), Karan Soni (Deadpool), Zachary Levi (Heroes Reborn), Gregg Henry (Guardians of the Galaxy), Kurt Fuller (Rosewood) , Ian Harding (Pretty Little Liars), Sam Daly (Submerged), Keeneth Choi (Captain America) and Blood Drive’s Alan Ritchson, who described the movie as “Office Space meets Shaun of the Dead”. The film is, “set inside one of the world’s leading arms manufacturers where a substance is slipped into the employees’ drinks by the board of directors that supposedly makes them work more efficiently. Due to a slacker within the company, they are fed the wrong formula and start turning into homicidal maniacs – leaving the slacker needing to step up his game to rescue himself and

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jun 11, 2017

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Take A Ride Down ‘Lost Gully Road’ In It’s First Teaser

For fans of a horror down under, Lost Gully Road, the new Austrailan Supernatural Thriller from Johnny Ghost director Donna McRae might be just what it takes to scratch that Aussie itch, with the first teaser dropping onto Youtube. And teaser is the right word for it, because this little trailer doesn’t tell you jack shit about the movie. Not that going into a movie knowing jack shit about it is necessarily a bad thing. Nothing ruins a good twisty movie like spoiling the hell out of it in the marketing. From the press release, Lost Gully Road “tells the story of Lucy, a directionless young woman who travels to a secluded cottage in the forest to wait for her sister. With no television and little communication with the outside world she spends her days alone and drinking to pass the time. That is, until her unexpected host decides to keep her company…” Wow, spending days alone and drinking to

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Capt McNeely

Jun 10, 2017

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Meet The Newest LBGT Icon, The Babadook ?

Pride month is in full swing and fate has it a mistake made Netflix has cast the creepy stove-pipe-hat-wearing ghoul from The Babadook, one of 2014’s biggest films, as a new LBGT icon. So how did Netflix transform the creepy character from scary to utterly fabulous? They accidentally put the film in the LBGT section of their streaming service and things snowballed from there. Following the news and multiple memes the icon was born. If you think about it, The Babadook, written and directed by Jennifer Kent, has a lot in common in with some members of the LBGT community. He’s an entity hiding the shadows like many of the closeted members of the community. He’s different and very flamboyant. I mean, come on he rocks a top hat and cloak. The family knows he’s there but try to look past him and ignore what he is. At the end of the film he “comes out” and the main character

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jun 10, 2017

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Final Girls Berlin Film Festival Announces 2017 Lineup

Film festival fans out there have another event to look forward to with the Final Girls Berlin Film Festival, returning for it’s second year. The festival will take place in Berlin, Germany (duh) from the 9th to the 11th of June. The program will include three feature films, eight curated short blocks, a talk on the “horror hag” subgenre, a workshop on monstrous representations of the “other” in horror, and an art exhibition with five female artists working in horror. Whoo, now that we got that mouthful out of the way we can get to the big news; the festivals lineup has been announced, and its got some pretty big names. The Features Women Who Kill XX In My Skin The Short Film Blocks MOMMY ISSUES Childer (dir. Aislinn Clarke, UK, 2016) Postpartum (dir. Izzy Lee, US, 2015) Man in the Moon (dir. Monique Mulcahy, Australia, 2017) Goblin Baby (dir. Shoshana Rosenbaum, US, 2015) MOMMY (dir. Heidi Moore, US, 2013)

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Capt McNeely

Jun 7, 2017

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‘Get Out’ Actor To Face ‘Godzilla: King of Monsters’

Godzilla is coming and so are the casting announcements for Trick ‘r Treat director Michael Dougherty’s Godzilla: King of Monsters, the sequel to 2014’s reboot. Get Out’s Bradley Whitford has now joined the cast that already includes Vera Farmiga, Kyle Chandler, and Stranger Things’ Millie Bobby Brown. In the film Whitford will play the role of Dr. Stanton. Ken Watanabe, Aisha Hinds, Kyle Chandler, Charles Dance, Sally Hawkins, Randy Havens, Thomas Middleditch, and O’Shea Jackson Jr. will co-star in the film written by Dougherty and Zach Shields. A few hints have been given about the film, including that Godzilla will be getting a new design and may be joined by Mothra, Rodan and Ghidroah. Godzilla: King of Monsters will arrive in theaters on March 22, 2019 followed by Godzilla vs. Kong on May 22, 2020 also directed by Adam Wingard.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jun 6, 2017

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‘The Conjuring 3’ Will Be Very Different From Its Predecessors

The Conjuring franchise is quickly becoming one of the biggest franchises in the genre. The number of spin-offs keeps multiplying including Annabelle and Annabelle 2: Creation, The Nun which has entered production, and a possible Crooked Man film in the works. Now, The Conjuring is getting a third film. During an interview with CinemaBlend, producer Peter Safran talks about the next installment that will continue to explore the supernatural and paranormal investigations by Ed and Loraine Warren, played by Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga, and how The Conjuring 3 will be very different from its predecessors. There are some [cases] that maybe aren’t as well known, but they spent a fair bit of time researching and were part of [them]. Clearly, we can’t do another haunted house movie, right? We can’t do another supernatural possession in a house, with a family in peril. Right? So, it’s got to be something different than that, I think. There are a lot of

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jun 2, 2017

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