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Suretone Pictures and Lionsgate announced today an agreement to co-finance Suretone’s adventure/horror film Creepers, based on the bestselling book of the same name by David Morrell, the acclaimed author globally renowned for First Blood and other books which were adapted into the films that make up the Rambo franchise. Creepers is set to shoot this summer in Bulgaria and will be directed by Marc Klasfeld, the legendary music video, and commercial director who is making his feature film debut. Creepers is the story of a group of young urban explorers who plan to investigate an old, boarded up, seemingly abandoned hotel, only to encounter danger at every turn in the form of a competing group of hostile urban explorers seeking to find a legendary hidden treasure as well as a supernatural being who wreaks havoc on all. The film is currently being cast by veteran casting directors Mary Vernieu and Raylin Sabo, with the film set to go before the
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With “Stranger Things” only having one season left, the Duffer brothers have announced their next projects, an adaptation of Stephen King’s Talisman for a series and a live series adaptation of the anime franchise Death Note, which left fans in shock at the news that was revealed on social media. Both projects will be under their new banner Upside Down Pictures. For those of you who aren’t familiar with Death Note, which had a movie adaptation back in 2017 starring Willem Defoe, follows, “a high school student named Light Turner discovers a mysterious notebook that has the power to kill anyone whose name is written within its pages, and launches a secret crusade to rid the world of criminals.” King’s Talisman follows the “adventure of twelve-year-old Jack Sawyer who travels across the country to save his mother, who is dying from cancer, by finding a crystal called “the Talisman.” The brothers had this to say about The Talisman to Deadline:
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South Jersey author and comedy writer, Tony DiGerolamo, has just announced the latest book in his novella series, The Pineys: Book 9: The Witch Hunter Piney, which ties into the Mt. Holly Witch Trials. “Few people know about the Witch Trials that happened in Mt. Holly in 1730,” says DiGerolamo. “It was reported on by a young writer named Benjamin Franklin at the time.” The Pineys is a pure South Jersey story centering around the Galloway family and their fight against not just one Jersey Devil, but multiple denizens of Hell unleashed into the Pine Barrens by Mother Leeds in the 1700’s. It’s a comedy/horror series full of South Jersey flavor, folklore and history. “Reading each book is like an episode of a one-hour TV show,” explains DiGerolamo. “As the series unfolds, you learn more and more about the world of the Pineys and South Jersey legends. In this book, we explore the witch hunters and tie it into Matthew
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Horror Wasteland Pictures International is releasing for the first time on digital and DVD, H.P Lovecraft’s Witch House, out today. In the film, “Graduate student Alice Gilman (Portia Chellelynn, Hematic Web) is running from an abusive past. She seeks refuge in the infamous Hannah house; a historic home with an ominous past. Determined to prove the possibility of alternate dimensions, she unknowingly unlocks a gateway to unimaginable horror. Facing a series of bizarre and violent events, Alice is plagued by nightmarish dreams of these evil entities. Trapped between the 4th dimension and reality, the diabolical truth is revealed as Alice fights for her sanity and her very soul.” Based on H.P. Lovecraft’s short story ‘The Dreams in the Witch House,’ Witch House “blurs the boundaries between reality, dreams…and the beyond.” Easley and Ken Wallace penned the script for the film, which was shot in Indiana’s Historical Hannah House which is known to be haunted. Watch Witch House on digital and
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Archie Comics is launching a “Month of Mayhem” this fall with the release of four one-shot horror comic anthologies by some of the industry’s top creators! Archie Comics is taking over “Spooky Season,” headlined with the release to last year’s “Chilling Adventures in Sorcery. The rest of the lineup includes campfire tales for ids, and 80s tinted adventure for Sabrina’s cat Salem, and a Twilight Zone flavored flight into the sci-fi side of horror. Archie Comics Senior Director of Editorial Jamie L. Rotante said, “Who ever thought Archie Comics and horror would go so well together? We did but it definitely took a lot of other folks by surprise! Since AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE’s debut way back in 2013, we’ve been consistently delivering on unique horror stories featuring our cast, and we have no plans on stopping that any time soon! We’re so excited to bring everyone ‘Archie’s Month of Mayhem’ for the Halloween season. We’ve got something for everyone –
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This week, Apple TV+’s highly-anticipated limited series “Black Bird,” a gritty, suspenseful psychological thriller, will make its premiere. The series is adapted from the true crime memoir “In With The Devil: A Fallen Hero, A Serial Killer, and A Dangerous Bargain for Redemption” by James Keene and Hillel Levin. “Black Bird” stars Taron Egerton, Paul Walter Hauser, Greg Kinnear, Sepideh Moafi, and Ray Liotta in his final role. Inspired by actual events, when high school football hero and decorated policeman’s son Jimmy Keene (Egerton) is sentenced to 10 years in a minimum security prison, he is given the choice of a lifetime — enter a maximum-security prison for the criminally insane and befriend suspected serial killer Larry Hall (Hauser), or stay where he is and serve his full sentence with no possibility of parole. Keene quickly realizes his only way out is to elicit a confession and find out where the bodies of several young girls are buried before Hall’s
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Aconyte Books is a publication that takes gamers’ favorite games to the next level by publishing books that take place in the game’s worlds. Aconyte Books and Humble Bundle have recently teamed up to release the Fantasy Gaming Fiction book bundle where proceeds go towards the charity Worldreader, whose mission is to help children to learn how to read. As for the bundle itself, it features $213 of books based on popular board games such as Arkham Horror, Legend of the Five Rings, Twilight Imperium, KeyForge, Descent: Journeys in the Dark, Terraforming Mars, Pandemic and video games such as Watchdogs Legion, and Assassin’s Creed. The bundle is on sale now till July 21st and can be found HERE.
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Horror Wasteland Pictures International is gearing up to release for the first time on digital and DVD this July, H.P Lovecraft’s Witch House. In the film, “Graduate student Alice Gilman (Portia Chellelynn, Hematic Web) is running from an abusive past. She seeks refuge in the infamous Hannah house; a historic home with an ominous past. Determined to prove the possibility of alternate dimensions, she unknowingly unlocks a gateway to unimaginable horror. Facing a series of bizarre and violent events, Alice is plagued by nightmarish dreams of these evil entities. Trapped between the 4th dimension and reality, the diabolical truth is revealed as Alice fights for her sanity and her very soul.” Based on H.P. Lovecraft’s short story The Dreams in the Witch House, Witch House blurs the boundaries between reality, dreams…and the beyond. Easley and Ken Wallace penned the script for the film, which was shot in Indiana’s Historical Hannah House which is known to be haunted. Look for Witch
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The Atomic Age (1945-1965) saw a big surge in horror films as the public enjoyed having their fears played with on the big screen or on the little screens that were now appearing in their homes. The influx of horror films saturating the market birthed the ever-loving B-movies, the kitschy nature and look of these films are what make them immortal which is why I love the hell out of them! But there’s only one issue, I want to be comfortable while watching them and I like a good blanket to snuggle in while watching a good horror. You may think that the perfect horror-watching blanket doesn’t exist… but you’re wrong! Let me introduce you to Retro-a-go-go! an online store specializing in Retro Kitsch! I want to make a big shoutout to Retro-a-go-go! for helping make this review possible! The title image of this review is featuring the Monster Movie Ads Throw Blanket which features ads and posters for some
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Sleeping Beauties: Volume 2, based on the novel by Stephen and Owen King, will be released this July. Filled with mystery and chillingly grounded horror, in the final book of this two-part series, nearly every woman has fallen ill to the Aurora sickness, caught in a never-ending sleep. One woman, Eve Black is immune to this illness and claims to hold the cure for the other women of the world. As the citizens of Dooling clash on theories of how best to handle Eve, factions form, and war seems close at hand. But Eve has her own plans: a test with global consequences. Packed with action, gore, and timely commentary, this is one finale you do not want to miss. Volume 2 includes Sleeping Beauties issues #6-10 by writer Rio Youers and artist Alison Sampson is based on the novel by Stephen King and Owen King. Sleeping Beauties: Volume 2 arrives on July 26, 2022, from IDW Publishing.
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Suretone Pictures and Lionsgate announced today an agreement to co-finance Suretone’s adventure/horror film Creepers, based on the bestselling book of the same name by David Morrell, the acclaimed author globally renowned for First Blood and other books which were adapted into the films that make up the Rambo franchise. Creepers is set to shoot this summer in Bulgaria and will be directed by Marc Klasfeld, the legendary music video, and commercial director who is making his feature film debut. Creepers is the story of a group of young urban explorers who plan to investigate an old, boarded up, seemingly abandoned hotel, only to encounter danger at every turn in the form of a competing group of hostile urban explorers seeking to find a legendary hidden treasure as well as a supernatural being who wreaks havoc on all. The film is currently being cast by veteran casting directors Mary Vernieu and Raylin Sabo, with the film set to go before the
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With “Stranger Things” only having one season left, the Duffer brothers have announced their next projects, an adaptation of Stephen King’s Talisman for a series and a live series adaptation of the anime franchise Death Note, which left fans in shock at the news that was revealed on social media. Both projects will be under their new banner Upside Down Pictures. For those of you who aren’t familiar with Death Note, which had a movie adaptation back in 2017 starring Willem Defoe, follows, “a high school student named Light Turner discovers a mysterious notebook that has the power to kill anyone whose name is written within its pages, and launches a secret crusade to rid the world of criminals.” King’s Talisman follows the “adventure of twelve-year-old Jack Sawyer who travels across the country to save his mother, who is dying from cancer, by finding a crystal called “the Talisman.” The brothers had this to say about The Talisman to Deadline:
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South Jersey author and comedy writer, Tony DiGerolamo, has just announced the latest book in his novella series, The Pineys: Book 9: The Witch Hunter Piney, which ties into the Mt. Holly Witch Trials. “Few people know about the Witch Trials that happened in Mt. Holly in 1730,” says DiGerolamo. “It was reported on by a young writer named Benjamin Franklin at the time.” The Pineys is a pure South Jersey story centering around the Galloway family and their fight against not just one Jersey Devil, but multiple denizens of Hell unleashed into the Pine Barrens by Mother Leeds in the 1700’s. It’s a comedy/horror series full of South Jersey flavor, folklore and history. “Reading each book is like an episode of a one-hour TV show,” explains DiGerolamo. “As the series unfolds, you learn more and more about the world of the Pineys and South Jersey legends. In this book, we explore the witch hunters and tie it into Matthew
Continue reading →
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Horror Wasteland Pictures International is releasing for the first time on digital and DVD, H.P Lovecraft’s Witch House, out today. In the film, “Graduate student Alice Gilman (Portia Chellelynn, Hematic Web) is running from an abusive past. She seeks refuge in the infamous Hannah house; a historic home with an ominous past. Determined to prove the possibility of alternate dimensions, she unknowingly unlocks a gateway to unimaginable horror. Facing a series of bizarre and violent events, Alice is plagued by nightmarish dreams of these evil entities. Trapped between the 4th dimension and reality, the diabolical truth is revealed as Alice fights for her sanity and her very soul.” Based on H.P. Lovecraft’s short story ‘The Dreams in the Witch House,’ Witch House “blurs the boundaries between reality, dreams…and the beyond.” Easley and Ken Wallace penned the script for the film, which was shot in Indiana’s Historical Hannah House which is known to be haunted. Watch Witch House on digital and
Continue reading →
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Archie Comics is launching a “Month of Mayhem” this fall with the release of four one-shot horror comic anthologies by some of the industry’s top creators! Archie Comics is taking over “Spooky Season,” headlined with the release to last year’s “Chilling Adventures in Sorcery. The rest of the lineup includes campfire tales for ids, and 80s tinted adventure for Sabrina’s cat Salem, and a Twilight Zone flavored flight into the sci-fi side of horror. Archie Comics Senior Director of Editorial Jamie L. Rotante said, “Who ever thought Archie Comics and horror would go so well together? We did but it definitely took a lot of other folks by surprise! Since AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE’s debut way back in 2013, we’ve been consistently delivering on unique horror stories featuring our cast, and we have no plans on stopping that any time soon! We’re so excited to bring everyone ‘Archie’s Month of Mayhem’ for the Halloween season. We’ve got something for everyone –
Continue reading →
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This week, Apple TV+’s highly-anticipated limited series “Black Bird,” a gritty, suspenseful psychological thriller, will make its premiere. The series is adapted from the true crime memoir “In With The Devil: A Fallen Hero, A Serial Killer, and A Dangerous Bargain for Redemption” by James Keene and Hillel Levin. “Black Bird” stars Taron Egerton, Paul Walter Hauser, Greg Kinnear, Sepideh Moafi, and Ray Liotta in his final role. Inspired by actual events, when high school football hero and decorated policeman’s son Jimmy Keene (Egerton) is sentenced to 10 years in a minimum security prison, he is given the choice of a lifetime — enter a maximum-security prison for the criminally insane and befriend suspected serial killer Larry Hall (Hauser), or stay where he is and serve his full sentence with no possibility of parole. Keene quickly realizes his only way out is to elicit a confession and find out where the bodies of several young girls are buried before Hall’s
Continue reading →
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Aconyte Books is a publication that takes gamers’ favorite games to the next level by publishing books that take place in the game’s worlds. Aconyte Books and Humble Bundle have recently teamed up to release the Fantasy Gaming Fiction book bundle where proceeds go towards the charity Worldreader, whose mission is to help children to learn how to read. As for the bundle itself, it features $213 of books based on popular board games such as Arkham Horror, Legend of the Five Rings, Twilight Imperium, KeyForge, Descent: Journeys in the Dark, Terraforming Mars, Pandemic and video games such as Watchdogs Legion, and Assassin’s Creed. The bundle is on sale now till July 21st and can be found HERE.
Continue reading →
AdaptationBooksIndieMoviesNewsTrailers
Horror Wasteland Pictures International is gearing up to release for the first time on digital and DVD this July, H.P Lovecraft’s Witch House. In the film, “Graduate student Alice Gilman (Portia Chellelynn, Hematic Web) is running from an abusive past. She seeks refuge in the infamous Hannah house; a historic home with an ominous past. Determined to prove the possibility of alternate dimensions, she unknowingly unlocks a gateway to unimaginable horror. Facing a series of bizarre and violent events, Alice is plagued by nightmarish dreams of these evil entities. Trapped between the 4th dimension and reality, the diabolical truth is revealed as Alice fights for her sanity and her very soul.” Based on H.P. Lovecraft’s short story The Dreams in the Witch House, Witch House blurs the boundaries between reality, dreams…and the beyond. Easley and Ken Wallace penned the script for the film, which was shot in Indiana’s Historical Hannah House which is known to be haunted. Look for Witch
Continue reading →
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The Atomic Age (1945-1965) saw a big surge in horror films as the public enjoyed having their fears played with on the big screen or on the little screens that were now appearing in their homes. The influx of horror films saturating the market birthed the ever-loving B-movies, the kitschy nature and look of these films are what make them immortal which is why I love the hell out of them! But there’s only one issue, I want to be comfortable while watching them and I like a good blanket to snuggle in while watching a good horror. You may think that the perfect horror-watching blanket doesn’t exist… but you’re wrong! Let me introduce you to Retro-a-go-go! an online store specializing in Retro Kitsch! I want to make a big shoutout to Retro-a-go-go! for helping make this review possible! The title image of this review is featuring the Monster Movie Ads Throw Blanket which features ads and posters for some
Continue reading →
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Sleeping Beauties: Volume 2, based on the novel by Stephen and Owen King, will be released this July. Filled with mystery and chillingly grounded horror, in the final book of this two-part series, nearly every woman has fallen ill to the Aurora sickness, caught in a never-ending sleep. One woman, Eve Black is immune to this illness and claims to hold the cure for the other women of the world. As the citizens of Dooling clash on theories of how best to handle Eve, factions form, and war seems close at hand. But Eve has her own plans: a test with global consequences. Packed with action, gore, and timely commentary, this is one finale you do not want to miss. Volume 2 includes Sleeping Beauties issues #6-10 by writer Rio Youers and artist Alison Sampson is based on the novel by Stephen King and Owen King. Sleeping Beauties: Volume 2 arrives on July 26, 2022, from IDW Publishing.
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