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Fox Sinks Its Fangs Into The Vampire Genre With Adaption From Producers Of Stranger Things

20th Century Fox is sinking its fangs into the vampire genre. They have obtained the rights to the novel ‘A People’s History of the Vampire Uprising’ by Raymond Villareal. The adaption of the novel will be produced by 21 Laps’ Dan Cohen and Shawn Levy , who were not only behind 2016’s ‘Arrival’ but are the producers of Netflix’s hit series ‘Stranger Things’ as well. Pitched as a kind of ‘World War Z’ with vampires, according to THR, the story is about the assimilation of vampires, called Gloamings, and their violent clash with humans. The story follows a CDC investigator and an FBI agent who forms the first Gloaming Crimes Unit; a civil rights attorney; an obsessive Vatican librarian; a celebrity gossip site and others. We will continue to follow the adaptionspment and update you when we know more.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Mar 3, 2017

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First Details For Saw: Legacy – Jigsaw Is Back

‘Saw: Legacy’, the eighth installment of the franchise, will be out just in time for Halloween. While the film was announced a while back, much of the details are still being kept hush, hush. Bloody-Disgusting is reporting that the have uncovered a few bits on information. Reportedly, the story begins with bodies turning up around the city, each killed in a unique, gruesome way. As the case builds evidence begins to point to one man, John Cramer, known as “Jigsaw”. Even though the character has been dead for over a decade and his apprentices nowhere to be found, we do know that Tobin Bell will be back in some capacity. Mandela Van Peebles, Hannah Anderson, Laura Vandervoort, Callum Keith Rennie, Brittany Allen, Hannah Emily Anderson, Matt Passmore, Josiah Black, Michael Bolsvert, Shaquan Lewis and James Gomez will co-star. Josh Stolberg and Pete Goldfinger, the team behind ‘Piranha 3DD’ wrote the script for ‘Saw: Legacy’, directed by Peter and Michael Spierig.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Mar 2, 2017

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‘Get Out’ Is The First Of A Series Of Films From Writer-Director Jordan Peele

While comedian-turned-horror writer-director Jordan Peele’s genre hit ‘Get Out‘ is still burning up the box office, he’s already planning his next project. Fans will be happy to learn that ‘Get Out’ is only the beginning. The film is just the first of in series of five films he plans to make to examine what he refers to as “social demons”, according to the interview he had with Business Insider. I have four other social thrillers that I want to unveil in the next decade. The best and scariest monsters in the world are human beings and what are capable of especially when we get together. I’ve been working on these premises about these different social demons, these innately human monsters that are woven into the fabric of how we think and how we interact, and each one of my movies is going to be about a different one of these social demons.” The social statement Peele made with ‘Get Out’

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Mar 1, 2017

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Filming Begins On The Supernatural Thriller ‘Cadaver’ Starring Shay Mitchell

Amsterdam’s Diederik Van Rooijen (Penoza) has begun filming for his supernatural thriller ‘Cadaver’. Brian Sieve, the man behind the ‘Boogeyman’ franchise and MTV’s ‘Scream’, penned the script. In the film, a cop who is just out of rehab takes the graveyard shift in a city hospital morgue. She faces a series of bizarre, violent events caused by an evil entity possessing one of the corpses. ‘Pretty Little Liars” Shay Mitchell stars alongside Stana Katic, Shay Mitchell, Grey Damon, Louis Herthum, James A. Watson Jr., and Larry Eudene. Andrea Ajemain, Todd Garner and Sean Robins are producing, with Glenn S. Gainor serving as executive producer. ‘Cadaver’ is set to be released on February 2, 2018. We will continue to follow the film’s development. We will update you when we know more.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Feb 28, 2017

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The Conjuring 2’s Vera Farmiga Joins Godzilla: King Of Monsters

‘Godzilla: King of Monsters‘ will soon begin filming in Atlanta, Georgia under the direction of Michael Dougherty. ‘Stranger Things’ Millie Bobby Brown was the first cast member to be announced, followed by Kyle Chandler who will play the father of Brown’s character and scientist. Today, THR reported that Vera Farmiga has signed on to co-star. Farmiga, most recognized for her role as Lorraine Warren in ‘The Conjuring‘ franchise, recently co-stared as Norma Bates in the hit television series ‘Bates Motel’ which is currently airing its final season. Back in 2015 Legendary and Warner Bros announced a partnership in which Legendary would develop the films with Warner Bros. distributing. The first film born of the partnership was ‘Kong: Skull Island‘ which opens in theaters nationwide on March 10, 2017. The reason for the arrangement, Legendary plans a new “ecosystem’ of giant monsters, old and new. ‘Godzilla: King of Monsters’ is set to start filming in Atlanta, Georgia on June 19, 2017

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Feb 27, 2017

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Sean Whalen’s Horror-Comedy ‘Crust’ Breathes New Life Into Old Dirty Socks

Actor-writer-producer Sean Whalen, who you will recognize from ‘The People Under The Stairs’, ‘Twister’, ‘The Axe Murders of Villisca’ and many other films and series, suffered through a bout of depression, but when he came out the other side he had a great idea. He sat down with a close friend, Jim Wald, and wrote a script. That is how the horror-comedy, ‘Crust’, was born and now the Indiegogo campaign has begun. Whalen has teamed up with Felissa Rose, Scout-Taylor Compton, and others to bring this unique tale to life. And they need your help. The story centers on a lonely, depressed man, Vegas Winters, whose tears bring to life a sock a monster. The sock monster, named Crust, defends, protects, comforts, and even kills for him. We want to tell this story.” Whalen states on the campaign’s page. “We want you all to see it. So we are trying to raise the money for physical production to start. The

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Feb 26, 2017

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“Monsters Belong On The Screen Not Behind The Camera” – Petition To Stop Jeepers Creepers 3

‘Jeepers Creepers 3‘ has now begun filming to the delight of some genre fans, while others have sworn not to see the film. The reason, writer-director Victor Salva’s infamous past. In fact his past caused the film to hit a snags recently. The Creeper isn’t the only monster involved in the ‘Jeepers Creepers’ franchise. Many fans are not aware of the controversy that surrounds Victor Salva, the creator of the ‘Jeepers Creepers’ franchise. For those of you who have no idea what he has done, let me fill you in. Salva was convicted of oral copulation, producing child pornography and lewd and lascivious conduct with a 12-year-old boy in 1988. At the time the victim starred in Salva’s first feature film, ‘Clownhouse’. Salva was sentenced to a three-year term and was released after only fifteen-months. After Salva’s conviction and release as a child molester, he went on to direct several films, including: ‘Powder’ and the ‘Jeepers Creepers’ franchise. How Salva

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Feb 26, 2017

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Sink Your Teeth Into This Batch Of Images From ‘Eat Local’

Sink your teeth in a brand new batch of images from the upcoming vampire film ‘Eat Local’, from director Jason Flemyng. ‘Daredevil’ actor Charlie Cox stars alongside Mackenzie Crook (Game of Thrones), Dexter Fletcher (Eddie the Eagle), and Freema Agyeman and Eve Myles, both of ‘Doctor Who’. Danny King penned the script. The film centers on an Essex boy names Sebastian (Billy Cook), whose promise of a night of passion with a ravishing cougar quickly turns into a fight for survival after she decides to introduce him to some of her friends – a coven of hungry vampires – at a remote farmhouse. Things get more complicated when the party is crashed by a group of heavily armed vampire hunters.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Feb 25, 2017

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There’s Something In The Water – A New Pirahna Movie !

Summer is coming and with it comes the beach, the water, and….Piranha! That’s right, the ‘Piranha’ franchise is back! The IXFilm Group is making the water unsafe again for swimmers with ‘Piranha: Summer of the Piranha’, which they announced via their website. They also released several storyboard images. The only information that has surfaced so far is that it’s set for a 2018 release and will be produced by Hisako Tsukuba, who has produced every film of the franchise since back in 1978 when the original debuted. We also know that this go around it will be a Japanese production and set in Japan, according to IMDb. To date the ‘Piranha’ franchise has spawned five films in 39 years. In 2010, Alexander Aja remade the original which he titled ‘Pirahna 3D’. ‘Feast’ director John Gulager delivered ‘Pirahna 3DD’ in 2012. When we catch more details, we’ll give you an update.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Feb 24, 2017

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Universal Hunts Down New Writer For Van Helsing

News comes today that there has been a change involving the reboot of ‘Van Helsing’, part of their new shared monster universe. The new version of ‘Van Helsing’ was originally written by Eric Heisserer, the writer behind 2016’s sci-fi hit ‘Arrival’, ‘Lights Out’ and 2011’s ‘The Thing’, and Jon Spaihts (Doctor Strange). Now, ‘Wrath of the Titans’ scribe Dan Mazeau will be taking over writing duties. There has been no word yet on why the change has been made. The character of Abraham Van Helsing originally appeared in Bram Stoker’s classic novel ‘Dracula’ back in 1897. Part fearless vampire hunter, part occultist and part doctor. Over centuries, the character has be reimagined and updated. A perfect example of his evolution is the Van Helsing we met in the 2004 film by the same name. In the films and novels where he has been mentioned, it is always as a hunter of evil. Heisserer’s vision for the film was something dark

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Feb 23, 2017

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