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Ice Nine Kills' New True Crime Book 'The Silver Scream' Explores Killers That Inspired Horror Icons

Ice Nine Kills’ New True Crime Book ‘The Silver Scream’ Explores Killers That Inspired Horror Icons

Heavy metal band Ice Nine Kills announces the book The Silver Scream exposes the bloodiest behind-the-scenes details of the most gruesome, shocking, true-crime tragedy of our time. Part autopsy, part grisly director’s “cut,” this is the only book with a comprehensive exploration inside the mind of America’s notorious, celluloid-obsessed rock star turned cinema-copycat murderer, Spencer Charnas. Award–winning television reporter Roy Merkin is the only storyteller in possession of the journals scrawled by disgraced psychotherapist Dr. Ian Black. The Silver Scream reconstructs, with unflinching detail, how fiction became fact, art imitated death, and the most horrific movie murders by the likes of Jason, Leatherface, Freddy, Michael, and the rest became real. Merkin courageously slashes open the ghoulish mind and tortured nightmares of Spencer himself, probing deeply with razor-sharp precision. Learn how the box office created so many oblong boxes. Understand why this rock n’ roll heartthrob chose to stop so many human hearts. Inspired by Ice Nine Kills’ fifth album of

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 24, 2023
'Fear The Invisible Man' Comes Home This June (Trailer)

‘Fear The Invisible Man’ Comes Home This June (Trailer)

Director Paul Dudbridge explores H.G. Well’s classic tale in the new horror film Fear the Invisible Man, in which a young widow shelters her invisible medical school colleague. As his sanity deteriorates, she must stop him before he endangers the city. Starring David Hayman (The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas), Mark Arnold (Teen Wolf), Mhairi Calvey (Braveheart), and Mike Beckingham (Truth Seekers), the script was penned by Phillip Day. Paul Dudbridge, Monika Gergelova, Malcolm Winter, Michael Riley, and Hanover Pictures produce. In the film, “after taking in her medical school colleague, who has become invisible, a widow witnesses his gradual descent into madness. As he schemes to unleash a reign of terror and murder, she must find a way to stop him from wreaking havoc across the city.” Fear the Invisible Man arrives on June 13, 2023, on Digital, VOD, and DVD, from 101 Films.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 24, 2023
FOR THE IMPERIUM! Game Review: 'Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun'

FOR THE IMPERIUM! Game Review: ‘Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun’

Warhammer has been around for a while now as a tabletop wargame that has an expansive universe with different themes, the most popular being Warhammer 40K which takes epic fantasy to space. The series recently is garnering a lot of attention as talks of bringing the popular installment of the tabletop wargame to screen through Amazon Studios with the help of Warhammer fanboy, Henry Cavill. With that, the series is beginning to see new installments through video games expanding on the world of the beloved Space Marines. Focus Entertainment and Auroch Digital are allowing players to fill the large boots of a Space Marine in the retro fps, Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun. Warhammer 40,000:Boltgun is set after the events of Space Marine where the Inquisition has sent a group of Ultramarines to the planet Graia after a warp rift was opened and allowed Chaos forces to return. Players take on the role of Malum Caedo, the lone survivor of his group

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Daniel S. Liuzzi
May 23, 2023
First Trailer Arrives For Scorsese's True Crime Thriller 'Killer Of The Flower Moon'

First Trailer Arrives For Scorsese’s True Crime Thriller ‘Killer Of The Flower Moon’

The new trailer for Killer of the Flower Moon, based on the true story of one of America’s most brutal crimes, is here. Legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese, behind films such as Goodfellas, Taxi Driver, Casino, The Wolf Of Wall Street, The Irishman, The Departed, Raging Bull, and Gangs Of New York, is back with Killers Of The Flower Moon, reuniting Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio. The all-star cast includes Jesse Plemons (Antlers), Lily Gladstone (Certain Women, “Billions”), and Brendan Fraser (The Whale). Set in 1920s Oklahoma, the Osage Nation were the richest people per capita in the world after oil was discovered under their land. And then they were murdered, one by one. As the death toll rose, the newly created FBI took up the case and unraveled a chilling conspiracy and one of the most monstrous crimes in American history. Based on David Grann’s best-selling book Killer of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 22, 2023
'Five Nights At Freddy's' Gets A New Nightmare Inducing Trailer

Animatronics Come To Life In The First Fright-Filled ‘Five Nights At Freddy’s’ Trailer

The long-awaited movie adaptation of the hit horror video game Five Nights at Freddy’s has just released its first trailer! The terrifying horror game phenomenon becomes a blood-chilling cinematic event as Blumhouse— the producer of M3GAN, The Black Phone, and The Invisible Man—joins forces with legendary game creator Scott Cawthon for Five Nights at Freddy’s. The film follows a troubled security guard as he begins working at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza. While spending his first night on the job, he realizes the night shift at Freddy’s won’t be easy to make. Josh Hutcherson (Ultraman, The Hunger Games franchise), Matthew Lillard (Good Girls, Scream), Elizabeth Lail (You, Mack & Rita), Kat Conner Sterling (We Have A Ghost, 9-1-1), Piper Rubio (Holly & Ivy, Unstable) and Mary Stuart Masterson (Blindspot, Fried Green Tomatoes) star in this wild ride. Five Nights at Freddy’s is directed by Emma Tammi (The Wind, Blood Moon) and is written by Scott Cawthon, Emma Tammi, and Seth Cuddeback. Jim

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 17, 2023
Something Is Lurking In The New Exclusive 'Dark Nature' Clip

Something Is Lurking In The New Exclusive ‘Dark Nature’ Clip

We’ve got an exclusive new clip for Berkley Brady‘s horror-thriller Dark Nature, set to be released this May. In the film, “Joy, a survivor of domestic violence, joins her friend Carmen and her therapy group on an isolated weekend retreat in the Canadian Rockies. Led by the enigmatic Dr. Dunnley – whose methods are experimental and, at times, dubious from Joy’s outside perspective – the experience eventually shatters the border between reality and delusion. Joy begins to suspect that they are being stalked by her abuser when in truth, the entire group will be forced to confront a threat even more terrifying than the monsters of their past.” Hannah Emily Anderson, Roseanne Supernault, Kyra Harper, Madison Walsh, and Daniel Arnold star in Dark Nature. The film marks the feature debut of Métis filmmaker Berkley Brady and is an anxiety-inducing horror-thriller set and filmed in the vast Canadian Rockies that is almost entirely shot with practical FX and real stunts. With

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 15, 2023
Start Your RPG Adventures With Misty Mountain Gaming!

Start Your RPG Adventures With Misty Mountain Gaming!

Thanks to popular shows like Stranger Things, tabletop RPGs like Dungeons & Dragons are becoming more popular with newer players and reigniting the passionate flame within old fans who were once made to give it up. But like a good RPG story, the adventure has to start somewhere. With many sites and stores dedicated to tabletop gaming supplies, where should a new adventurer go? This is where Misty Mountain Gaming comes in! I want to give a big thank you to Sophii and the rest of the awesome folks over at Misty Mountain for helping to make this review possible! Misty Mountain sent over the Mystery Sling Bag Bundle, the price may be shocking but it’s worth it if you want to start off your new gaming life or you want to improve it and wow your friends at the next session! you get a total of 35 dice that are randomly selected, three sets of acrylic dice, an all-metal

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Daniel S. Liuzzi
May 15, 2023
Lockwood & Co.: Netflix Kills Off Another Good Series

Lockwood & Co.: Netflix Kills Off Another Good Series

The mystery of Netflix’s obsession with killing off series just when they are getting good continues to baffle me. But it is what it is, I guess. The latest series on Netflix’s chopping block is the action-packed, paranormal series “Lockwood & Co.” after just one season, which is sad because it’s entertaining, emotional, creepy, and intense. In the series, “Teenage ghost hunters scour the streets of London, engaging in deadly combat with the spirits of the night. Among the many adult agencies, one small start-up stands out, Lockwood & Co, run by teenagers Anthony Lockwood, George Karim, and Lucy Carlysle. Together the renegade trio is free of financial motive and adult supervision but destined to change the course of history forever as they unravel a grand mystery.” The massive cast includes Morven Christie, Luke Treadaway, Ruby Stokes, Paddy Holland, Ivanno Jeremiah, and Ali Hadji-Heshmati. Cameron Chapman, Rhianna Dorris, Hayley Konadu, and Jack Bandeira. The series is an adaptation of the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 15, 2023
Part Comic, Part Game, "Murder By Mail" Slashes Its Way Into Store This June

Part Comic, Part Game, “Murder By Mail” Slashes Its Way Into Store This June

Are you looking for something different? “Murder by Mail,” part comic book series, part game, challenges readers to solve a murder. The immersive story experience, spanning 32 pages in its first issue, challenges the readers to solve murders in the comic book horror-v launched in “The Curse of Cleaver County” through evidence, puzzles, interviews, and more. The cases they solve have real repercussions on the comic universe, so while each case is a stand-alone experience and can be enjoyed as such, those who also read comics in the “Cleaver County” universe will see characters from their cases appear and see the fruits of their own actions in “Murder by Mail” unfold. Created by Joshua Werner, “Murder by Mail” places readers in the shoes of a private investigator working for Illicit Investigations, tasked with solving a series of brutal murders. Using evidence and clues provided throughout, readers must conduct their own interviews with witnesses and suspects to piece together the truth.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 14, 2023
Magical Obsession: Exploring the Timeless Allure of Harry Potter Collectibles

Magical Obsession: Exploring the Timeless Allure of Harry Potter Collectibles

Ah, the exquisite thrill of collecting something – that treasured feeling when you find yourself in a new shop full of unique and amazing items. Harry Potter fans know this feeling all too well! Since the publication of J.K Rowling’s magical series almost twenty years ago, magically-inclined muggles have been obsessed with tracking down their favorite artifacts from the beloved wizarding world to make their own collections at home. From wands to books, stamps to stationary – these collectibles not only give us a whimsical connection to our favorite stories, but they also evoke an unimaginable level of joy that can carry us away. In this blog post, we’ll explore the timeless allure of Harry Potter collectibles and how every type of collector can recapture some magic into their own lives! The Harry Potter Phenomenon The Harry Potter phenomenon has captivated readers worldwide for two decades. J.K. Rowling’s beloved characters, magical creatures, and fantastical world of wizardry have charmed and

Continue reading →
Ella Rebecca Horton
May 9, 2023

More from Books

Ice Nine Kills' New True Crime Book 'The Silver Scream' Explores Killers That Inspired Horror Icons

Ice Nine Kills’ New True Crime Book ‘The Silver Scream’ Explores Killers That Inspired Horror Icons

Heavy metal band Ice Nine Kills announces the book The Silver Scream exposes the bloodiest behind-the-scenes details of the most gruesome, shocking, true-crime tragedy of our time. Part autopsy, part grisly director’s “cut,” this is the only book with a comprehensive exploration inside the mind of America’s notorious, celluloid-obsessed rock star turned cinema-copycat murderer, Spencer Charnas. Award–winning television reporter Roy Merkin is the only storyteller in possession of the journals scrawled by disgraced psychotherapist Dr. Ian Black. The Silver Scream reconstructs, with unflinching detail, how fiction became fact, art imitated death, and the most horrific movie murders by the likes of Jason, Leatherface, Freddy, Michael, and the rest became real. Merkin courageously slashes open the ghoulish mind and tortured nightmares of Spencer himself, probing deeply with razor-sharp precision. Learn how the box office created so many oblong boxes. Understand why this rock n’ roll heartthrob chose to stop so many human hearts. Inspired by Ice Nine Kills’ fifth album of

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 24, 2023
'Fear The Invisible Man' Comes Home This June (Trailer)

‘Fear The Invisible Man’ Comes Home This June (Trailer)

Director Paul Dudbridge explores H.G. Well’s classic tale in the new horror film Fear the Invisible Man, in which a young widow shelters her invisible medical school colleague. As his sanity deteriorates, she must stop him before he endangers the city. Starring David Hayman (The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas), Mark Arnold (Teen Wolf), Mhairi Calvey (Braveheart), and Mike Beckingham (Truth Seekers), the script was penned by Phillip Day. Paul Dudbridge, Monika Gergelova, Malcolm Winter, Michael Riley, and Hanover Pictures produce. In the film, “after taking in her medical school colleague, who has become invisible, a widow witnesses his gradual descent into madness. As he schemes to unleash a reign of terror and murder, she must find a way to stop him from wreaking havoc across the city.” Fear the Invisible Man arrives on June 13, 2023, on Digital, VOD, and DVD, from 101 Films.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 24, 2023
FOR THE IMPERIUM! Game Review: 'Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun'

FOR THE IMPERIUM! Game Review: ‘Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun’

Warhammer has been around for a while now as a tabletop wargame that has an expansive universe with different themes, the most popular being Warhammer 40K which takes epic fantasy to space. The series recently is garnering a lot of attention as talks of bringing the popular installment of the tabletop wargame to screen through Amazon Studios with the help of Warhammer fanboy, Henry Cavill. With that, the series is beginning to see new installments through video games expanding on the world of the beloved Space Marines. Focus Entertainment and Auroch Digital are allowing players to fill the large boots of a Space Marine in the retro fps, Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun. Warhammer 40,000:Boltgun is set after the events of Space Marine where the Inquisition has sent a group of Ultramarines to the planet Graia after a warp rift was opened and allowed Chaos forces to return. Players take on the role of Malum Caedo, the lone survivor of his group

Continue reading →
Daniel S. Liuzzi
May 23, 2023
First Trailer Arrives For Scorsese's True Crime Thriller 'Killer Of The Flower Moon'

First Trailer Arrives For Scorsese’s True Crime Thriller ‘Killer Of The Flower Moon’

The new trailer for Killer of the Flower Moon, based on the true story of one of America’s most brutal crimes, is here. Legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese, behind films such as Goodfellas, Taxi Driver, Casino, The Wolf Of Wall Street, The Irishman, The Departed, Raging Bull, and Gangs Of New York, is back with Killers Of The Flower Moon, reuniting Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio. The all-star cast includes Jesse Plemons (Antlers), Lily Gladstone (Certain Women, “Billions”), and Brendan Fraser (The Whale). Set in 1920s Oklahoma, the Osage Nation were the richest people per capita in the world after oil was discovered under their land. And then they were murdered, one by one. As the death toll rose, the newly created FBI took up the case and unraveled a chilling conspiracy and one of the most monstrous crimes in American history. Based on David Grann’s best-selling book Killer of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 22, 2023
'Five Nights At Freddy's' Gets A New Nightmare Inducing Trailer

Animatronics Come To Life In The First Fright-Filled ‘Five Nights At Freddy’s’ Trailer

The long-awaited movie adaptation of the hit horror video game Five Nights at Freddy’s has just released its first trailer! The terrifying horror game phenomenon becomes a blood-chilling cinematic event as Blumhouse— the producer of M3GAN, The Black Phone, and The Invisible Man—joins forces with legendary game creator Scott Cawthon for Five Nights at Freddy’s. The film follows a troubled security guard as he begins working at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza. While spending his first night on the job, he realizes the night shift at Freddy’s won’t be easy to make. Josh Hutcherson (Ultraman, The Hunger Games franchise), Matthew Lillard (Good Girls, Scream), Elizabeth Lail (You, Mack & Rita), Kat Conner Sterling (We Have A Ghost, 9-1-1), Piper Rubio (Holly & Ivy, Unstable) and Mary Stuart Masterson (Blindspot, Fried Green Tomatoes) star in this wild ride. Five Nights at Freddy’s is directed by Emma Tammi (The Wind, Blood Moon) and is written by Scott Cawthon, Emma Tammi, and Seth Cuddeback. Jim

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 17, 2023
Something Is Lurking In The New Exclusive 'Dark Nature' Clip

Something Is Lurking In The New Exclusive ‘Dark Nature’ Clip

We’ve got an exclusive new clip for Berkley Brady‘s horror-thriller Dark Nature, set to be released this May. In the film, “Joy, a survivor of domestic violence, joins her friend Carmen and her therapy group on an isolated weekend retreat in the Canadian Rockies. Led by the enigmatic Dr. Dunnley – whose methods are experimental and, at times, dubious from Joy’s outside perspective – the experience eventually shatters the border between reality and delusion. Joy begins to suspect that they are being stalked by her abuser when in truth, the entire group will be forced to confront a threat even more terrifying than the monsters of their past.” Hannah Emily Anderson, Roseanne Supernault, Kyra Harper, Madison Walsh, and Daniel Arnold star in Dark Nature. The film marks the feature debut of Métis filmmaker Berkley Brady and is an anxiety-inducing horror-thriller set and filmed in the vast Canadian Rockies that is almost entirely shot with practical FX and real stunts. With

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 15, 2023
Start Your RPG Adventures With Misty Mountain Gaming!

Start Your RPG Adventures With Misty Mountain Gaming!

Thanks to popular shows like Stranger Things, tabletop RPGs like Dungeons & Dragons are becoming more popular with newer players and reigniting the passionate flame within old fans who were once made to give it up. But like a good RPG story, the adventure has to start somewhere. With many sites and stores dedicated to tabletop gaming supplies, where should a new adventurer go? This is where Misty Mountain Gaming comes in! I want to give a big thank you to Sophii and the rest of the awesome folks over at Misty Mountain for helping to make this review possible! Misty Mountain sent over the Mystery Sling Bag Bundle, the price may be shocking but it’s worth it if you want to start off your new gaming life or you want to improve it and wow your friends at the next session! you get a total of 35 dice that are randomly selected, three sets of acrylic dice, an all-metal

Continue reading →
Daniel S. Liuzzi
May 15, 2023
Lockwood & Co.: Netflix Kills Off Another Good Series

Lockwood & Co.: Netflix Kills Off Another Good Series

The mystery of Netflix’s obsession with killing off series just when they are getting good continues to baffle me. But it is what it is, I guess. The latest series on Netflix’s chopping block is the action-packed, paranormal series “Lockwood & Co.” after just one season, which is sad because it’s entertaining, emotional, creepy, and intense. In the series, “Teenage ghost hunters scour the streets of London, engaging in deadly combat with the spirits of the night. Among the many adult agencies, one small start-up stands out, Lockwood & Co, run by teenagers Anthony Lockwood, George Karim, and Lucy Carlysle. Together the renegade trio is free of financial motive and adult supervision but destined to change the course of history forever as they unravel a grand mystery.” The massive cast includes Morven Christie, Luke Treadaway, Ruby Stokes, Paddy Holland, Ivanno Jeremiah, and Ali Hadji-Heshmati. Cameron Chapman, Rhianna Dorris, Hayley Konadu, and Jack Bandeira. The series is an adaptation of the

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 15, 2023
Part Comic, Part Game, "Murder By Mail" Slashes Its Way Into Store This June

Part Comic, Part Game, “Murder By Mail” Slashes Its Way Into Store This June

Are you looking for something different? “Murder by Mail,” part comic book series, part game, challenges readers to solve a murder. The immersive story experience, spanning 32 pages in its first issue, challenges the readers to solve murders in the comic book horror-v launched in “The Curse of Cleaver County” through evidence, puzzles, interviews, and more. The cases they solve have real repercussions on the comic universe, so while each case is a stand-alone experience and can be enjoyed as such, those who also read comics in the “Cleaver County” universe will see characters from their cases appear and see the fruits of their own actions in “Murder by Mail” unfold. Created by Joshua Werner, “Murder by Mail” places readers in the shoes of a private investigator working for Illicit Investigations, tasked with solving a series of brutal murders. Using evidence and clues provided throughout, readers must conduct their own interviews with witnesses and suspects to piece together the truth.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 14, 2023
Magical Obsession: Exploring the Timeless Allure of Harry Potter Collectibles

Magical Obsession: Exploring the Timeless Allure of Harry Potter Collectibles

Ah, the exquisite thrill of collecting something – that treasured feeling when you find yourself in a new shop full of unique and amazing items. Harry Potter fans know this feeling all too well! Since the publication of J.K Rowling’s magical series almost twenty years ago, magically-inclined muggles have been obsessed with tracking down their favorite artifacts from the beloved wizarding world to make their own collections at home. From wands to books, stamps to stationary – these collectibles not only give us a whimsical connection to our favorite stories, but they also evoke an unimaginable level of joy that can carry us away. In this blog post, we’ll explore the timeless allure of Harry Potter collectibles and how every type of collector can recapture some magic into their own lives! The Harry Potter Phenomenon The Harry Potter phenomenon has captivated readers worldwide for two decades. J.K. Rowling’s beloved characters, magical creatures, and fantastical world of wizardry have charmed and

Continue reading →
Ella Rebecca Horton
May 9, 2023
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