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Armie Hammer Joins The Fight Against Monsters In Freakshift

A new actor has joined Ben Wheatley’s monster flick Freakshift. Armie Hammer joins Alicia Vikander who was announced earlier in March. Armie Hammer, known for his roles in Nocturnal Animals, The Birth of a Nation, Entourage, and The Man from U.N.C.L.E., is set to play the love interest of Vikander’s character, the lead female protagonist. Co-written by Wheatley, Amy Jump, and Andrew Starke, the film is set in a world where monsters are very real and very dangerous. When night falls the monsters leave their underground homes to hunt people. “Freakshift” is a crew of misfits organized by the government to hunt down and kill the beasts. Production is set to begin on Freakshift this August.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 3, 2017

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The Cat In The Hat Somehow Makes The IT Trailer Even Creepier

The Cat in the Hat knows a lot about that….child murder that is! Taking a cue from the already vaguely horrifying 2003 film, famous internet mashup artist But Without has made a trailer combo for the ages, taking the recently released IT trailer and replacing all the horrifying Pennywise scenes with the somehow even more horrifying Mike Myer’s dressed as The Cat in the Hat. As both a huge IT fan (I read the book twice before I turned 13) and someone who actually really enjoys 2003’s Cat in the Hat (looking at it as a dark comedy designed to slowly drive Alec Baldwin mad makes it a lot funnier), this was the hardest I’ve found myself laughing in a long while. Truth be told, given the choice between being locked in a basement with a dancing clown or a 8 foot tall bipedal cat wielding a rusty hoe, I think I’d choose the clown.

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Apr 3, 2017

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Creepy Game ‘We Happy Few’ Being Adapted For Film

‘We the Happy Few’ is the latest genre games to be getting a full feature length film adaption. Compulsion Games will be teaming up with Gold Circle Entertainment and dj2 for the film version of the creepy game, Variety reports. Head developer, Guillaume Provost said: “Dmitri, Stephan, and Dan approached us enthusiastically with real solid ideas about how to adapt our game to film while retaining its menace, dark humor, and central themes.” The first person perspective game is set in the fictional English city of Wellington Wells, a dystopian, retro, drug-fueled society following World War II and is on the verge of collapse in the 1960’s. Residents of the city, in attempt to forget the horrors they have witnessed, are hooked on a drug called “Joy” that induces happiness, but at the same time leaves them easily controlled and manipulated. In the game players choose one of three characters, who must live long enough to complete an important task

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 3, 2017

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Warner Bros. Hit With A $900 Million Lawsuit Over Horror Franchise

Warner Bros. has reportedly just been hit with a massive lawsuit. The $900 million suit revolves around Warner Bros’ Conjuring franchise that also includes Annabelle, Annabelle 2, and the upcoming spin-off The Nun. Back in the 1970’s, a writer by the name of Gerald Brittle published a book titled ‘The Demonologist’, the story of Ed and Lorraine Warren. Brittle is now claiming that the he and the Warrens struck an agreement in 1978 that had a “no competing work” clause, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Ed and Lorraine Warren The lawsuit alleges that Warner Bros. created the franchise with Lorraine Warren, though Brittle’s deal meant that Warner Bros. should have sought his permission. The studio has responded that they have the right to use the stories under “fair use” because they are seen as historical facts, but Brittle says that the stories are actually works of fiction. The Hollywood Reporter has said that Brittle has charged that the studio is

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 2, 2017

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Universal Hooks A Writer For The Creature From The Black Lagoon Reboot

With The Mummy approaching its theatrical release, Universal is moving forward with the next addition to their new shared monster universe. Deadline has revealed that Universal has hooked a writer for The Creature From the Black Lagoon. Aquaman scriptwriter Will Beall will pen the reboot/remake of the 1954 classic that starred Richard Carlson and Julie Adams. Chris Morgan and Alex Kurtzman, who are heading monster universe project, will produce The Creature From the Black Lagoon. The Mummy, arriving in theaters on June 9, 2017, will be the first of the classic Universal monster movie series that will include The Invisible Man, The Bride of Frankenstein, Dracula, and others. In the original film, a strange prehistoric beast lurks in the depths of the Amazonian jungle. A group of scientists try to capture the animal and bring it back to civilization for study.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 1, 2017

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Samuel L. Jackson Confirms His Role In The Blob Remake

Samuel L. Jackson, just of his tour with Kong: Skull Island, has confirmed his role in the upcoming remake of the 1958 classic The Blob. First announced back in 2015, the remake is under the direction of Simon West (When A Stranger Calls). In a recent interview with The Toronto Sun, Jackson confirmed that he is still signed on to co-star. “I’ve been running from or chasing King Kong, Godzilla, the Wolfman, whatever, since I was a kid [in Chatanooga, Tenn.]. We’d go home and pretend to do all that stuff. So I’m doing Kong for the same reason I’ll probably be doing The Blob. I just got a call the other day (where the producers) said they finally got their money from China to do Blob.” The site also revealed that The Blob will film before Jackson films his part of Avengers: Infinity War. Jackson will play the role of a Biochemistry Professor In the film Jackson’s character volunteers

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 1, 2017

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There Is Death In The First Images From The Sci-fi Thriller ‘Radius’

The first images have arrived from the sci-fi thriller Radius, from the writer-director team of Caroline Labrèche and Steeve Lèeonard. In the film, Liam (Diego Klattenhoff) wakes from a car crash with no memory of who he is. As he makes his way into town to look for help, he finds only dead bodies, all with strange pale eyes. Liam’s first thought is that a virus is present in the air, but he soon discovers the horrible truth: anyone who comes within a 50-foot radius of him dies instantly. Klattenholff stars alongside Charlotte Sullivan, Brett Douglas, Nazariy Demkowicz, Bradley Sawatzky, BJ Verot, and others. Giles Daoust, Catherine Dumoceaux, Patrick Ewald, Franςois Simard, Stephanie Trepanier, Anouk Whissell, and Yoann-Karl Whissell executive produce. No release date has been announced at this point. But we will let you know as soon as it is.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Mar 30, 2017

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Annabelle 2 Conjures A New Title

Ahead of its summer release, Warner Brothers has just been announced that the possessed doll film Annabelle 2, from Lights Out Director David F. Sandberg, has a brand new title, Annabelle: Creation. The film, produced by horror heavy-hitter James Wan, takes place several years after the tragic death of a dollmaker’s little girl. He and his wife “welcome into their home a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage. Soon they become the target of the dollmaker’s possessed creation, Annabelle.” Stephanie Sigman (Spectre) co-stars in this prequel alongside Talitha Bateman (The 5th Wave), Lulu Wilson (Deliver Us from Evil), Philippa Anne Coulthard (After the Dark), Grace Fulton (Badland), Lou Lou Safran (The Choice), Samara Lee (The Last Witch Hunter), Anthony LaPaglia (Without a Trace), Miranda Otto (Homeland) and new comer Tayler Bucks. Annabelle: Creation opens in theaters nationwide on August 11, 2017.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Mar 30, 2017

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‘Ghosts Of War’ Drafts Billy Zane And Three Others

The supernatural thriller, Ghosts of War has drafted four new actors to add to their cast, including Billy Zane, Alan Ritchson, Kyle Gallner, and Shaun Toub, Variety reports. The four will co-star alongside Brenton Thwaites (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, (pictured below)), Theo Rossi (Sons of Anarchy), and Pitch Perfect’s Skylar Astin. Adrian Jayasinha will executive produce alongside Bernard Stewart, Andrew Mann, and Zane. Written and directed by Eric Bress (The Butterfly Effect), this World War II era film follows five American soldiers tasked with guarding a French chateau at the end of World War II. The home was previously occupied by Nazi commanders, and the soldiers soon find that there is a terrifying, supernatural force within its walls. Filming for Ghosts of War has already begun in Bulgaria. We will update you when we know more.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Mar 29, 2017

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‘Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich’ Begins Filming With ‘Wither’ Directors Pulling The Strings

Thomas Lennon’s Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich is set to begin principle photography next week in Dallas, Texas with a great cast that includes Udo Kier (Blade), Jenny Pellicer (State of Affairs), Nelson Franklin (Jobs), Charlyne Yi (Cloverfield), Barbara Crampton (Re-Animator, You’re Next), Tina Parker (Breaking Bad, Final Destination), Skeeta Jenkins (12 Masks) and Michael Paré who starred in Eddie and the Cruisers II (a personal favorite) and more recently, The Shelter and Abattoir. Sonny Laguna and Tommy Wiklund, the team behind Wither, will be directing from the script penned by S. Craig Zahler (Bone Tomahawk). The Littlest Reich will expand on Toulon’s (Kier) backstory. It centers on a young man who discovers a mint condition Blade doll while cleaning out his deceased brother’s closet. The man has plans to sell the doll at a toy convention on the 30th anniversary of the Toulon murders. All hell breaks loose at the lodge during an auction when a mysterious force brings

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Mar 28, 2017

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