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Blu-Ray Review: The Outsider: The Complete First Season

Warner Bros. is set to release the complete first season of the amazing, intense series “The Outsider” on home video tomorrow. Inspired by Stephen King’s best-selling novel, the ten-episode first season takes us on what law enforcement thinks is a straight forward investigation of the brutal murder of a young boy whose body is found in the Georgia woods. Police detective Ralph Anderson (Ben Mendelsohn) believes a local teacher, Terry Maitland (Jason Bateman) is the killer, after all that’s who the evidence points to. Or does it? What he doesn’t know it that a dark, ancient entity is at work. Cynthia Erivo, Marie Winningham, Marc Menchaca, Julianne Nicholson, Paddy Considine, Yul Vazquez, also star, each playing their part to perfection with Mendelsohn and Cynthia Erivo giving standout performances. Anderson is an officer that seems detached for everything around him due to the death of his son. He’s a skeptic of the supernatural world through and through, but he’s desperate to

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 31, 2020
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‘Ghost In The Shell’ Celebrates 25th Anniversary With New Blu-Ray & 4K Ultra Release

The cyberpunk anime Ghost in the Shell that influenced noteworthy filmmakers such as James Cameron and The Wachowskis is coming to Blu-ray™ and Digital 4K Ultra next month to celebrate its 25th anniversary! Based on the beloved manga from Japanese writer and illustrator Shirow Masamune, the film’s voice cast includes Atsuko Tanaka (Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, TV’s “Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex”, “Ghost in the Shell 2.0”), Akio Ôtsuka (Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, Paprika, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots), and Kôichi Yamadera (Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, Cowboy Bebop: The Movie, Ninja Scroll). Remastered in Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos, and featuring fan-favorite commemorative artwork from pop illustrator Martin Ansin – along with brand new bonus material – this will be the most definitive Ghost in the Shell package to date. Set in 2029, a “female cybernetic government agent, Major Motoko Kusanagi, and the Internal Bureau of Investigations are hot

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 30, 2020
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‘Metamorphosis’ Release Date Announced Along With Pre-Orders

All In! Games have announced that their upcoming first-person dive into the world of Kafka, Metamorphosis has finally found itself a release date. The game is inspired by the short story of the same name by Franz Kafka, the game follows Gregor, a man who has suddenly been transformed into an insect and now travels through the unseen world of bugs living in a unique society. Gregor will encounter interesting characters, interact with puzzles, do parkour, and use his unique bug abilities to solve the mystery behind his transformation. Right now, Metamorphosis is available to pre-order for Xbox One right now with a 10% discount. A free demo is available right now on Steam today (July 29th) to August 5th. Metamorphosis will be scurrying to Steam, GOG, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch August 12th.

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Capt McNeely
Jul 29, 2020
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Book Review: Lee Murray’s ‘Grotesque’

According to the afterword in Lee Murray’s short story collection Grotesque, she “steals” ideas for her stories. Murray describes how she listens to conversations, “frankensteins” people’s appearances and personalities together to create characters and uses old legends to twist into her own words and world. I am so happy that I took the time to read the afterword because throughout the entire collection I kept asking myself “how can someone write with such diversity in language, characters, and plot?” If I didn’t know better and without the Maori theme that ties through many of Murray’s stories, I truly would have expected each of these stories to be written by different authors And let me be clear: That is an exceptionally good thing! It is difficult to review collections like this. I am going to be very careful not to give any plot spoilers and I am going to shy away from focusing too heavily on any particular story (although I

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Capt McNeely
Jul 27, 2020
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Hulu Unleashes Dark First Trailer For New Series “Helstrom”

This weekend during the Comic-Con@Home event, Hulu unveiled the trailer for Marvel’s new dark supernatural series “Helstrom,” based on the comic book created by Gary Friedrich and Roy Thomas. The amazing trailer teases a dark, brutal, horror-based series that we can’t wait to watch! During the panel, which you can watch below, showrunner Paul Zbyszewski and cast members Tom Austen, Sydney Lemmon, Elizabeth Marvel, Robert Wisdom, Ariana Guerra, June Carryl, and Alain Uy teased what’s to come in the 10-episode first season. As the son and daughter of a mysterious and powerful serial killer, Helstrom follows Daimon (Tom Austen) and Ana Helstrom (Sydney Lemmon), and their complicated dynamic, as they track down the worst of humanity — each with their own attitude and skills.” It’s about the family that we’re born with and the family that we create,” he said. “It’s a nature-versus-nurture story. It’s about the stuff that we’re born with genetically that we inherit and we carry with

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 26, 2020
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Cover Art Revealed For Lou Yardley’s New Book: ‘Banished’

While we eagerly await the release date announcement for Lou Yardley’s new book, we have received the cover art and it looks amazing! Yardley had the following to say about the book: “Banished” is the first book set in my monstrous world of Venari. Venari is a pseudo-medieval place FULL of monsters. Seriously, pretty much everything in this world wants to eat or just kill you. I already have several stories planned and I can’t wait to write them and share them with you. THIS IS GONNA BE SO MUCH FUN! The amazing cover art is done by Neil Fraser. While you’re waiting for the release of Banished check out Darkened Wings Flutter here!

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Capt McNeely
Jul 25, 2020

Daniel Kraus Discusses Co-Writing George A. Romero’s Last Novel ‘The Living Dead’

You don’t get more prolific in the zombie genre than writer-director George A. Romero. When you hear the word zombie, his name comes to mind. Sadly, we lost Romero when he passed away on July 16, 2017. But July 16 left behind several projects, including the half-written novel The Living Dead. Romero’s widow wanted to see the novel complete, so she reached out to best-selling novelist Daniel Kraus, the same author who co-wrote The Shape of Water with Guillermo del Toro. Now, after years of work, the novel is complete and soon to be released. I sat down with Kraus to talk about The Living Dead and the process of bringing George A. Romero’s final body of work to his fans and the world. Kraus has a long record of delivering brilliant novels, including Trollhunters, adapted for the Netflix series Scowler, Rotters, and so many more. He expressed how honored he was to co-write the novel, and I think he

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 24, 2020
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New ’80s-Feel Horror Novella From Gary Buller

Still in quarentine and looking for something to read? You’re in luck! Gary Buller’s new novella Dead and Breakfast is available NOW on amazon. From publisher Unnerving Magazine, this original anthology novella has a |real ’80s feel” to it. “When Eddie gets a flat in the middle of nowhere, the last thing on his mind is death. Then as darkness falls and the storm worsens, he’s forced to seek shelter alongside his significant other, Banksy. Big mistake. Bed and Breakfast, the sign said, but there are no eggs and bacon on the menu here. Instead, their host serves up four tales of terror with a little murder on the side. And as the other residents of the mansion gradually reveal themselves, Eddie and Banksy begin to wonder if they’ll ever check out alive.” Author Gary Buller had the following to say about the book – “Dead and Breakfast’ as a novella length horror anthology in the same mould as ‘Creepshow’

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Capt McNeely
Jul 21, 2020
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‘DeadEndia’ Is Coming To Netflix

Hamish Steele‘s horror-comedy DeadEndia is coming to Netflix! The comic will be arriving in 2021 and will feature the voice acting of Zach Barack as Barney, Kody Kavitha as Norma, Emily Osment as Courtney, Alex Brightman as Pugsley, Miss Coco Peru as Pauline Phoenix, Kenny Tran as Logs, and Kathreen Khavari as Badyah. “DeadEndia is about terrifying demons, vengeful ghosts and mysterious magic. It is also about coming of age in a world that wasn’t made for you. It’s a drama about found family, identity and making mistakes,” Steele said in a statement. “I’ve always dreamed of making the show I needed as a lonely, horror-obsessed closeted gay kid and thanks to Netflix and our ridiculously talented, diverse and representative writers room and crew, we have shot way past my dreams and into wildest fantasy territory!”

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Capt McNeely
Jul 2, 2020
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New Christmas Horror Book Returns to ’80s Horror

Billed as a mix between The Shining and Office Space, upcoming holiday-horror novel Secret Santa promises a return t the horror boom of the ’80s. After half a decade editing some of the biggest names in horror, Lussi Meyer joins prestigious Blackwood-Patterson to kickstart its new horror imprint. Her co-workers seem less than thrilled. Ever since the illustrious Xavier Blackwood died and his party-boy son took over, things have been changing around the office. When Lussi receives a creepy gnome doll as part of the company’s annual holiday gift exchange, it verifies what she’s long suspected: her colleagues think she’s a joke. No one takes her seriously, even if she’s the one whose books are keeping the company afloat. What happens after the doll’s arrival is no joke. With no explana- tion, Lussi’s co-workers begin to drop like flies. A heart attack here; a food poisoning there. One of her authors and closest friends, the fabulous but underrated Fabien Nightingale,

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Capt McNeely
Jul 1, 2020

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Blu-Ray Review: The Outsider: The Complete First Season

Warner Bros. is set to release the complete first season of the amazing, intense series “The Outsider” on home video tomorrow. Inspired by Stephen King’s best-selling novel, the ten-episode first season takes us on what law enforcement thinks is a straight forward investigation of the brutal murder of a young boy whose body is found in the Georgia woods. Police detective Ralph Anderson (Ben Mendelsohn) believes a local teacher, Terry Maitland (Jason Bateman) is the killer, after all that’s who the evidence points to. Or does it? What he doesn’t know it that a dark, ancient entity is at work. Cynthia Erivo, Marie Winningham, Marc Menchaca, Julianne Nicholson, Paddy Considine, Yul Vazquez, also star, each playing their part to perfection with Mendelsohn and Cynthia Erivo giving standout performances. Anderson is an officer that seems detached for everything around him due to the death of his son. He’s a skeptic of the supernatural world through and through, but he’s desperate to

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 31, 2020
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‘Ghost In The Shell’ Celebrates 25th Anniversary With New Blu-Ray & 4K Ultra Release

The cyberpunk anime Ghost in the Shell that influenced noteworthy filmmakers such as James Cameron and The Wachowskis is coming to Blu-ray™ and Digital 4K Ultra next month to celebrate its 25th anniversary! Based on the beloved manga from Japanese writer and illustrator Shirow Masamune, the film’s voice cast includes Atsuko Tanaka (Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, TV’s “Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex”, “Ghost in the Shell 2.0”), Akio Ôtsuka (Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, Paprika, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots), and Kôichi Yamadera (Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, Cowboy Bebop: The Movie, Ninja Scroll). Remastered in Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos, and featuring fan-favorite commemorative artwork from pop illustrator Martin Ansin – along with brand new bonus material – this will be the most definitive Ghost in the Shell package to date. Set in 2029, a “female cybernetic government agent, Major Motoko Kusanagi, and the Internal Bureau of Investigations are hot

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 30, 2020
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‘Metamorphosis’ Release Date Announced Along With Pre-Orders

All In! Games have announced that their upcoming first-person dive into the world of Kafka, Metamorphosis has finally found itself a release date. The game is inspired by the short story of the same name by Franz Kafka, the game follows Gregor, a man who has suddenly been transformed into an insect and now travels through the unseen world of bugs living in a unique society. Gregor will encounter interesting characters, interact with puzzles, do parkour, and use his unique bug abilities to solve the mystery behind his transformation. Right now, Metamorphosis is available to pre-order for Xbox One right now with a 10% discount. A free demo is available right now on Steam today (July 29th) to August 5th. Metamorphosis will be scurrying to Steam, GOG, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch August 12th.

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Jul 29, 2020
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Book Review: Lee Murray’s ‘Grotesque’

According to the afterword in Lee Murray’s short story collection Grotesque, she “steals” ideas for her stories. Murray describes how she listens to conversations, “frankensteins” people’s appearances and personalities together to create characters and uses old legends to twist into her own words and world. I am so happy that I took the time to read the afterword because throughout the entire collection I kept asking myself “how can someone write with such diversity in language, characters, and plot?” If I didn’t know better and without the Maori theme that ties through many of Murray’s stories, I truly would have expected each of these stories to be written by different authors And let me be clear: That is an exceptionally good thing! It is difficult to review collections like this. I am going to be very careful not to give any plot spoilers and I am going to shy away from focusing too heavily on any particular story (although I

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Jul 27, 2020
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Hulu Unleashes Dark First Trailer For New Series “Helstrom”

This weekend during the Comic-Con@Home event, Hulu unveiled the trailer for Marvel’s new dark supernatural series “Helstrom,” based on the comic book created by Gary Friedrich and Roy Thomas. The amazing trailer teases a dark, brutal, horror-based series that we can’t wait to watch! During the panel, which you can watch below, showrunner Paul Zbyszewski and cast members Tom Austen, Sydney Lemmon, Elizabeth Marvel, Robert Wisdom, Ariana Guerra, June Carryl, and Alain Uy teased what’s to come in the 10-episode first season. As the son and daughter of a mysterious and powerful serial killer, Helstrom follows Daimon (Tom Austen) and Ana Helstrom (Sydney Lemmon), and their complicated dynamic, as they track down the worst of humanity — each with their own attitude and skills.” It’s about the family that we’re born with and the family that we create,” he said. “It’s a nature-versus-nurture story. It’s about the stuff that we’re born with genetically that we inherit and we carry with

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 26, 2020
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Cover Art Revealed For Lou Yardley’s New Book: ‘Banished’

While we eagerly await the release date announcement for Lou Yardley’s new book, we have received the cover art and it looks amazing! Yardley had the following to say about the book: “Banished” is the first book set in my monstrous world of Venari. Venari is a pseudo-medieval place FULL of monsters. Seriously, pretty much everything in this world wants to eat or just kill you. I already have several stories planned and I can’t wait to write them and share them with you. THIS IS GONNA BE SO MUCH FUN! The amazing cover art is done by Neil Fraser. While you’re waiting for the release of Banished check out Darkened Wings Flutter here!

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Jul 25, 2020

Daniel Kraus Discusses Co-Writing George A. Romero’s Last Novel ‘The Living Dead’

You don’t get more prolific in the zombie genre than writer-director George A. Romero. When you hear the word zombie, his name comes to mind. Sadly, we lost Romero when he passed away on July 16, 2017. But July 16 left behind several projects, including the half-written novel The Living Dead. Romero’s widow wanted to see the novel complete, so she reached out to best-selling novelist Daniel Kraus, the same author who co-wrote The Shape of Water with Guillermo del Toro. Now, after years of work, the novel is complete and soon to be released. I sat down with Kraus to talk about The Living Dead and the process of bringing George A. Romero’s final body of work to his fans and the world. Kraus has a long record of delivering brilliant novels, including Trollhunters, adapted for the Netflix series Scowler, Rotters, and so many more. He expressed how honored he was to co-write the novel, and I think he

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 24, 2020
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New ’80s-Feel Horror Novella From Gary Buller

Still in quarentine and looking for something to read? You’re in luck! Gary Buller’s new novella Dead and Breakfast is available NOW on amazon. From publisher Unnerving Magazine, this original anthology novella has a |real ’80s feel” to it. “When Eddie gets a flat in the middle of nowhere, the last thing on his mind is death. Then as darkness falls and the storm worsens, he’s forced to seek shelter alongside his significant other, Banksy. Big mistake. Bed and Breakfast, the sign said, but there are no eggs and bacon on the menu here. Instead, their host serves up four tales of terror with a little murder on the side. And as the other residents of the mansion gradually reveal themselves, Eddie and Banksy begin to wonder if they’ll ever check out alive.” Author Gary Buller had the following to say about the book – “Dead and Breakfast’ as a novella length horror anthology in the same mould as ‘Creepshow’

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Jul 21, 2020
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‘DeadEndia’ Is Coming To Netflix

Hamish Steele‘s horror-comedy DeadEndia is coming to Netflix! The comic will be arriving in 2021 and will feature the voice acting of Zach Barack as Barney, Kody Kavitha as Norma, Emily Osment as Courtney, Alex Brightman as Pugsley, Miss Coco Peru as Pauline Phoenix, Kenny Tran as Logs, and Kathreen Khavari as Badyah. “DeadEndia is about terrifying demons, vengeful ghosts and mysterious magic. It is also about coming of age in a world that wasn’t made for you. It’s a drama about found family, identity and making mistakes,” Steele said in a statement. “I’ve always dreamed of making the show I needed as a lonely, horror-obsessed closeted gay kid and thanks to Netflix and our ridiculously talented, diverse and representative writers room and crew, we have shot way past my dreams and into wildest fantasy territory!”

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Jul 2, 2020
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New Christmas Horror Book Returns to ’80s Horror

Billed as a mix between The Shining and Office Space, upcoming holiday-horror novel Secret Santa promises a return t the horror boom of the ’80s. After half a decade editing some of the biggest names in horror, Lussi Meyer joins prestigious Blackwood-Patterson to kickstart its new horror imprint. Her co-workers seem less than thrilled. Ever since the illustrious Xavier Blackwood died and his party-boy son took over, things have been changing around the office. When Lussi receives a creepy gnome doll as part of the company’s annual holiday gift exchange, it verifies what she’s long suspected: her colleagues think she’s a joke. No one takes her seriously, even if she’s the one whose books are keeping the company afloat. What happens after the doll’s arrival is no joke. With no explana- tion, Lussi’s co-workers begin to drop like flies. A heart attack here; a food poisoning there. One of her authors and closest friends, the fabulous but underrated Fabien Nightingale,

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Jul 1, 2020
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