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This July, Netflix Is Taking Us To ‘Fear Street’ With New Trilogy (Trailer)

All roads lead to Fear Street… Today, the trailer debuted for Netflix’s Fear Street trilogy at the first-ever Geeked Week (@NetflixGeeked), a virtual fan-facing event revealing first looks and celebrating all things genre entertainment at Netflix. In the trilogy, a group of teenagers discovers the terrifying events that have haunted their town for generations may all be connected – and they may be the next targets. Based on R.L. Stine‘s best-selling horror series, Fear Street follows Shadyside’s sinister history through a nightmare 300 years in the making. FEAR STREET PART 1: 1994 A circle of teenage friends accidentally encounters the ancient evil responsible for a series of brutal murders that have plagued their town for over 300 years. Welcome to Shadyside. FEAR STREET PART 2: 1978 Shadyside, 1978. School’s out for summer and the activities at Camp Nightwing are about to begin. But when another Shadysider is possessed with the urge to kill, the fun in the sun becomes a

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 10, 2021
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Blumhouse Is Remaking Stephen King’s ‘Christine’ With Bryan Fuller Directing

After years of development, Blumhouse’s Firestarter has finally begun production, but that’s not the only Stephen King project they are working on. Now, they’ve officially announced they are remaking Stephen King‘s classic killer car movie, Christine. But that’s not all, Deadline is reporting that Bryan Fuller, who was behind the brilliant series “Hannibal” and “Dead Like Me”, will be both writing and directing the film, which will be produced by Jason Blum and Vincenzo Natai who has been involved with several King adaptations, including In the Tall Grass and several episodes of the series “The Stand”. In King’s novel, released in 1983, Arnie, a teen who is tired of being bullied and having no luck with the ladies buys a beat-up 1958 Plymouth Fury to restore, not knowing the car is possessed by an evil spirit. Soon, the car begins to corrupt Arnie and the body count begins to rise. It’s up to Arnie’s best friend Dennis Guilder, and his

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 9, 2021
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Wasatch Witches: A Collection Of Utah Horror Is An Anthology That Will Haunt You – Book Review

Wasatch Witches: A Collection of Utah Horror is an absolutely amazing collection of 25 short stories and poems that are tied together with the thread of witches. Each author deals with witches in their own way and each author stands out strong in their own ways! I do fully admit that starting the bold statement “Witches are real” (and the introduction that follows) sets a perfect scene for the world this book creates. In this world, witches ARE real and they are many things…terrifying, gentle, mischievous, dark, lovely and wonderfully represented on these page. Yes, each entry is about witches and Utah, but there is such variety within that world that each story felt fresh and unique. Not only are the authors strong, but the chosen selections and organization of the anthology is very strong. Now, obviously in any anthology there are selections that individual readers are more drawn to than others; however, I can definitely say that, while there

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Capt McNeely
Jun 6, 2021
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Blumhouse Has Found Their ‘Firestarter’

Blumhouse has found their Firestarter. Ryan Kiera Armstrong will star in the new adaptation of Stephen King’s tale of the same name, from Universal Pictures, Blumhouse, and Weed Road Pictures. Armstrong (“American Horror Story”, The Tomorrow War, It: Chapter II) will star as Charlie, the young 11-year-old lead of the film who has the power of pyrokinesis. Armstrong will star alongside Zac Efron (Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, The Greatest Showman) and Michael Greyeyes (Wild Indian, Rutherford Falls, True Detective) who were previously announced. Keith Thomas, who brought us the fantastic horror film The Vigil earlier this year, directs from the script adapted by Scott Teems (Halloween Kills). The tale centers on a young girl (Armstrong) who develops pyrokinetic abilities and is abducted by a secret government agency that wants to harness her powerful gift as a weapon. Jason Blum and Academy Award® winner Akiva Goldsman will produce. Martha De Laurentiis, who was an associate producer on the 1984

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 3, 2021
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E.T. Gunnarsson Presents A Horrific And Brilliant Future in ‘Forgive Us’ – Book Review

Plot E.T. Gunnarsson, in his novel Forgive Us, provides a post-apocalyptic world that is dark, harsh, violent, and shatterlingly plausible. Post-apocalyptic stories are not a new thing. There have been countless tales of a world torn apart by various disasters, but Gunnarson offers a new element to this trope that breathes fresh horror into it. With elements of a gun-slinging western, this multi-plot novel takes readers on an adventure that is suspenseful, action-packed, exciting, terrifying, and full of gore. More than that though, the plot has depth and substance. There are, in reality, three intertwining story lines that seamlessly weave through the book and each one is gripping and strong. I give full marks for the plot(s) in this novel. Often times in multi-plot books like this I find my favorite plot and lose a bit of interest in the others, but that did not happen at all here…my favorite plot was always whichever one I was reading at the

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Capt McNeely
Jun 2, 2021
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Cast Announced For Netflix’s New Vampire Series ‘First Kill’

The new vampire series, “First Kill,” is gearing up to bear its fangs on Netflix. Created by best-selling author Victoria V.E. Schwab, the series is based on a short story from her anthology Vampires Never Get Old: Tales with Fresh Bite. Today, we can report that the cast has been announced. Sarah Catherine Hook (The Conjuring 3) stars along with Elizabeth Mitchell (The Purge: Election Year), Gracie Dzienny (Eighth Grade), Dylan McNamara (Ambition), Will Swenson (The Greatest Showman), Aubin Wise (Atlanta), Jason Robert Moore (The Punisher), Dominic Goodman (Young Rock), Jonas Dylan Allen (First Kill), Phillip Mullings Jr. (American Soul), and Roberto Mendez (Los Paracaidistas). Featuring eight episodes, in the first season, when it’s time for Juliette to make her first kill, she sets her eyes on Calliope Burns who turns out to be a member of the vampire-huntings Burns family. So she sets out to discover and end vampire killing sprees. Felicia D. Henderson (The Punisher, Empire, Gossip Girl,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 1, 2021
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Vacation Takes A Terrifying Turn In M. Night Shyamalan’s Trailer For ‘Old’

This summer, visionary filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan, who brought you films such as The Sixth Sense and Glass, unveils a chilling, mysterious new thriller, Old, about a family on a tropical holiday who discover that the secluded beach where they are relaxing for a few hours is somehow causing them to age rapidly … reducing their entire lives into a single day. Both written and directed by Shyamalan, the film is an adaptation of the graphic novel Sandcastle by Pierre Oscar Lévy and Frederik Peeters, which made its debut in 2011. Old stars an impressive international cast including Golden Globe winner Gael García Bernal (Amazon’s Mozart in the Jungle), Vicky Krieps (Phantom Thread), Rufus Sewell (Amazon’s The Man in the High Castle), Ken Leung (Star Wars: Episode VII—The Force Awakens), Nikki Amuka-Bird (Jupiter Ascending), Abbey Lee (HBO’s Lovecraft Country), Aaron Pierre (Syfy’s Krypton), Alex Wolff (Hereditary), Embeth Davidtz (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Eliza Scanlen (Little Women), Emun Elliott

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 27, 2021
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Blumhouse’s ‘Firestarter’ – Starring Zac Efron – Has Officially Begun Filming (Video)

Blumhouse announced today via social media that the company’s new adaptation of Firestarter, from Universal Pictures, Blumhouse, and Weed Road Productions officially began filming today in Canada. Take a look at the first footage from the set (below). Zac Efron (Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, The Greatest Showman (pictured) and Michael Greyeyes (Wild Indian, Rutherford Falls, True Detective) star in Firestarter, directed By Keith Tomas (interview) who brought us the fantastic horror The Vigil earlier this year. The script was adapted by Scott Teems (Halloween Kills, Rectify), based on Stephen King‘s classic about “a young girl who develops pyrokinetic abilities and is abducted by a secret government agency that wants to harness her powerful gift as a weapon.” Jason Blum and Academy Award® winner Akiva Goldsman will produce. Martha De Laurentiis, who was an associate producer on the 1984 adaptation of Firestarter starring a young Drew Barrymore, will executive produce. Follow Blumhouse on Twitter for more on the company’s

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 25, 2021
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This May There Will Be Hell To Pay In Part II Of “Lucifer’s” Fifth Season

That handsome little devil, Lucifer, is back in the epic new trailer for the final half of season five. Things get biblical this season, as God himself comes to earth. The series picks up two seconds from there the first half ended and when God (Dennis Haysbert) arrives on earth there will be chaos. Lucifer has been a naughty boy and has been laying down on the job and Amenadiel, well he’s been naughty too, so when their father appears there will likely be hell to pay. Tom Ellis stars as the charming devil himself in the series that also features Lauren German, Kevin Alejandro, Lesley-Ann Brandit, Scarlett Estevez, Rachel Harris, D.B. Woodside, and Aimee Garcia. Part two of season five premieres on Netflix on May 28, 2021.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 24, 2021
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A First Look At Epix’s New Series “Chapelwaite” Based On Stephen King’s Jerusalem’s Lot

Several years ago it was first announced that Epix would be adapting Stephen King‘s tale “Jerusalem’s Lot,” first published back in 1978. In May we supplied an update, that the series had cast Oscar-winner Adrien Brody in a lead role. Varriety has now shared the first look at the series titled “Chapelwaite‘ images and a teaser traier to whet your appetite. Brody will star as Captain Charles Boone along side Emily Hapshire (“Shitt’s Creek”) as Rebecca Morgan a new character., an ambitious young woman who left the town of Preacher’s Corners to attend college. When she returns home to write a story for the prestigious Atlantic Magazine she finds herself with writer’s block that lifts when Boone (Brody) comes to town along with his children. Ignoring her mother’s protests she applies to be the governess of the Chapelwaite manor for the Boone family. There she not only writes a great gothic novel, but she also begins to unravel a mystery

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 22, 2021

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This July, Netflix Is Taking Us To ‘Fear Street’ With New Trilogy (Trailer)

All roads lead to Fear Street… Today, the trailer debuted for Netflix’s Fear Street trilogy at the first-ever Geeked Week (@NetflixGeeked), a virtual fan-facing event revealing first looks and celebrating all things genre entertainment at Netflix. In the trilogy, a group of teenagers discovers the terrifying events that have haunted their town for generations may all be connected – and they may be the next targets. Based on R.L. Stine‘s best-selling horror series, Fear Street follows Shadyside’s sinister history through a nightmare 300 years in the making. FEAR STREET PART 1: 1994 A circle of teenage friends accidentally encounters the ancient evil responsible for a series of brutal murders that have plagued their town for over 300 years. Welcome to Shadyside. FEAR STREET PART 2: 1978 Shadyside, 1978. School’s out for summer and the activities at Camp Nightwing are about to begin. But when another Shadysider is possessed with the urge to kill, the fun in the sun becomes a

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 10, 2021
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Blumhouse Is Remaking Stephen King’s ‘Christine’ With Bryan Fuller Directing

After years of development, Blumhouse’s Firestarter has finally begun production, but that’s not the only Stephen King project they are working on. Now, they’ve officially announced they are remaking Stephen King‘s classic killer car movie, Christine. But that’s not all, Deadline is reporting that Bryan Fuller, who was behind the brilliant series “Hannibal” and “Dead Like Me”, will be both writing and directing the film, which will be produced by Jason Blum and Vincenzo Natai who has been involved with several King adaptations, including In the Tall Grass and several episodes of the series “The Stand”. In King’s novel, released in 1983, Arnie, a teen who is tired of being bullied and having no luck with the ladies buys a beat-up 1958 Plymouth Fury to restore, not knowing the car is possessed by an evil spirit. Soon, the car begins to corrupt Arnie and the body count begins to rise. It’s up to Arnie’s best friend Dennis Guilder, and his

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 9, 2021
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Wasatch Witches: A Collection Of Utah Horror Is An Anthology That Will Haunt You – Book Review

Wasatch Witches: A Collection of Utah Horror is an absolutely amazing collection of 25 short stories and poems that are tied together with the thread of witches. Each author deals with witches in their own way and each author stands out strong in their own ways! I do fully admit that starting the bold statement “Witches are real” (and the introduction that follows) sets a perfect scene for the world this book creates. In this world, witches ARE real and they are many things…terrifying, gentle, mischievous, dark, lovely and wonderfully represented on these page. Yes, each entry is about witches and Utah, but there is such variety within that world that each story felt fresh and unique. Not only are the authors strong, but the chosen selections and organization of the anthology is very strong. Now, obviously in any anthology there are selections that individual readers are more drawn to than others; however, I can definitely say that, while there

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Jun 6, 2021
Horror Fuel

Blumhouse Has Found Their ‘Firestarter’

Blumhouse has found their Firestarter. Ryan Kiera Armstrong will star in the new adaptation of Stephen King’s tale of the same name, from Universal Pictures, Blumhouse, and Weed Road Pictures. Armstrong (“American Horror Story”, The Tomorrow War, It: Chapter II) will star as Charlie, the young 11-year-old lead of the film who has the power of pyrokinesis. Armstrong will star alongside Zac Efron (Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, The Greatest Showman) and Michael Greyeyes (Wild Indian, Rutherford Falls, True Detective) who were previously announced. Keith Thomas, who brought us the fantastic horror film The Vigil earlier this year, directs from the script adapted by Scott Teems (Halloween Kills). The tale centers on a young girl (Armstrong) who develops pyrokinetic abilities and is abducted by a secret government agency that wants to harness her powerful gift as a weapon. Jason Blum and Academy Award® winner Akiva Goldsman will produce. Martha De Laurentiis, who was an associate producer on the 1984

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 3, 2021
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E.T. Gunnarsson Presents A Horrific And Brilliant Future in ‘Forgive Us’ – Book Review

Plot E.T. Gunnarsson, in his novel Forgive Us, provides a post-apocalyptic world that is dark, harsh, violent, and shatterlingly plausible. Post-apocalyptic stories are not a new thing. There have been countless tales of a world torn apart by various disasters, but Gunnarson offers a new element to this trope that breathes fresh horror into it. With elements of a gun-slinging western, this multi-plot novel takes readers on an adventure that is suspenseful, action-packed, exciting, terrifying, and full of gore. More than that though, the plot has depth and substance. There are, in reality, three intertwining story lines that seamlessly weave through the book and each one is gripping and strong. I give full marks for the plot(s) in this novel. Often times in multi-plot books like this I find my favorite plot and lose a bit of interest in the others, but that did not happen at all here…my favorite plot was always whichever one I was reading at the

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Jun 2, 2021
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Cast Announced For Netflix’s New Vampire Series ‘First Kill’

The new vampire series, “First Kill,” is gearing up to bear its fangs on Netflix. Created by best-selling author Victoria V.E. Schwab, the series is based on a short story from her anthology Vampires Never Get Old: Tales with Fresh Bite. Today, we can report that the cast has been announced. Sarah Catherine Hook (The Conjuring 3) stars along with Elizabeth Mitchell (The Purge: Election Year), Gracie Dzienny (Eighth Grade), Dylan McNamara (Ambition), Will Swenson (The Greatest Showman), Aubin Wise (Atlanta), Jason Robert Moore (The Punisher), Dominic Goodman (Young Rock), Jonas Dylan Allen (First Kill), Phillip Mullings Jr. (American Soul), and Roberto Mendez (Los Paracaidistas). Featuring eight episodes, in the first season, when it’s time for Juliette to make her first kill, she sets her eyes on Calliope Burns who turns out to be a member of the vampire-huntings Burns family. So she sets out to discover and end vampire killing sprees. Felicia D. Henderson (The Punisher, Empire, Gossip Girl,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 1, 2021
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Vacation Takes A Terrifying Turn In M. Night Shyamalan’s Trailer For ‘Old’

This summer, visionary filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan, who brought you films such as The Sixth Sense and Glass, unveils a chilling, mysterious new thriller, Old, about a family on a tropical holiday who discover that the secluded beach where they are relaxing for a few hours is somehow causing them to age rapidly … reducing their entire lives into a single day. Both written and directed by Shyamalan, the film is an adaptation of the graphic novel Sandcastle by Pierre Oscar Lévy and Frederik Peeters, which made its debut in 2011. Old stars an impressive international cast including Golden Globe winner Gael García Bernal (Amazon’s Mozart in the Jungle), Vicky Krieps (Phantom Thread), Rufus Sewell (Amazon’s The Man in the High Castle), Ken Leung (Star Wars: Episode VII—The Force Awakens), Nikki Amuka-Bird (Jupiter Ascending), Abbey Lee (HBO’s Lovecraft Country), Aaron Pierre (Syfy’s Krypton), Alex Wolff (Hereditary), Embeth Davidtz (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Eliza Scanlen (Little Women), Emun Elliott

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 27, 2021
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Blumhouse’s ‘Firestarter’ – Starring Zac Efron – Has Officially Begun Filming (Video)

Blumhouse announced today via social media that the company’s new adaptation of Firestarter, from Universal Pictures, Blumhouse, and Weed Road Productions officially began filming today in Canada. Take a look at the first footage from the set (below). Zac Efron (Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, The Greatest Showman (pictured) and Michael Greyeyes (Wild Indian, Rutherford Falls, True Detective) star in Firestarter, directed By Keith Tomas (interview) who brought us the fantastic horror The Vigil earlier this year. The script was adapted by Scott Teems (Halloween Kills, Rectify), based on Stephen King‘s classic about “a young girl who develops pyrokinetic abilities and is abducted by a secret government agency that wants to harness her powerful gift as a weapon.” Jason Blum and Academy Award® winner Akiva Goldsman will produce. Martha De Laurentiis, who was an associate producer on the 1984 adaptation of Firestarter starring a young Drew Barrymore, will executive produce. Follow Blumhouse on Twitter for more on the company’s

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 25, 2021
Horror Fuel

This May There Will Be Hell To Pay In Part II Of “Lucifer’s” Fifth Season

That handsome little devil, Lucifer, is back in the epic new trailer for the final half of season five. Things get biblical this season, as God himself comes to earth. The series picks up two seconds from there the first half ended and when God (Dennis Haysbert) arrives on earth there will be chaos. Lucifer has been a naughty boy and has been laying down on the job and Amenadiel, well he’s been naughty too, so when their father appears there will likely be hell to pay. Tom Ellis stars as the charming devil himself in the series that also features Lauren German, Kevin Alejandro, Lesley-Ann Brandit, Scarlett Estevez, Rachel Harris, D.B. Woodside, and Aimee Garcia. Part two of season five premieres on Netflix on May 28, 2021.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 24, 2021
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A First Look At Epix’s New Series “Chapelwaite” Based On Stephen King’s Jerusalem’s Lot

Several years ago it was first announced that Epix would be adapting Stephen King‘s tale “Jerusalem’s Lot,” first published back in 1978. In May we supplied an update, that the series had cast Oscar-winner Adrien Brody in a lead role. Varriety has now shared the first look at the series titled “Chapelwaite‘ images and a teaser traier to whet your appetite. Brody will star as Captain Charles Boone along side Emily Hapshire (“Shitt’s Creek”) as Rebecca Morgan a new character., an ambitious young woman who left the town of Preacher’s Corners to attend college. When she returns home to write a story for the prestigious Atlantic Magazine she finds herself with writer’s block that lifts when Boone (Brody) comes to town along with his children. Ignoring her mother’s protests she applies to be the governess of the Chapelwaite manor for the Boone family. There she not only writes a great gothic novel, but she also begins to unravel a mystery

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 22, 2021
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