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Blu-ray Review: Doom Patrol: The Complete First Season (2019)

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post. The opinions I share on my own. Let’s be honest cats n’ creeps we live in a wondrous age… an age where it’s possible for any ol’ superhero team to get their own TV show, no matter how offbeat or obscure (as far as the general public is concerned anyway). That brings us to the subject of this here revoltin’ review; Doom Patrol, a great slice of wacky weirdness in it’s four-color iteration, but not the first choice one may have for live-action adaptation. Turns out it should have been… The basic storyline for this super show goes as follows: The Doom Patrol; who’s ranks include Crazy Jane (Diane Guerrero), a dominant personality of a woman who has been traumatized, Rita Farr (April Bowlby) known as Elasti-Girl who is stretching herself thin trying not to become a permanent bowl of Jell-O,

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DanXIII
Oct 2, 2019
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Kickstarter Announced For ‘Wynonna Earp: Season 3’ Blu-ray

IDW Entertainment has announced the Kickstarter campaign to release the ‘Wynonna Earp: Season 3‘ Blu-ray. The campaign includes never-before-seen material and one-of-a-kind superfan experience opportunities. Blu-rays for the award-winning series, created by Emily Andras and based on the IDW comic created by Beau Smith, can be pre-purchased now on Kickstarter. The Blu-ray set will include: 2-Disc Set Edition 12 Episodes Blu-ray is coded region 0 (meaning they play worldwide) Tons of bonus material and never before seen footage and so much more! Backer achievements are not only based on how much this campaign raises but on social media goals and much more. This is so IDW can give Earpers the chance to get involved with the campaign without needing to back financially. Seventy percent of all contributions will be used for the mastering, printing, and production of the Blu-rays themselves, 20% will go toward additional backer rewards and all the logistics of getting them to a fulfillment center and the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 1, 2019
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DC Unveils Sampler For New Comic Line From Joe Hill

Best-selling author Joe Hill (NOS4A2, Locke & Key) and DC are teaming up to launch the first wave of titles from Hill’s curated Hill House Comics. Fans will get their first look at the stories making up this bone-chilling lineup in a new online sampler released today. The sampler includes excerpts from the launch titles BASKETFUL OF HEADS, written by Joe Hill with art by Leomacs, as well as THE DOLLHOUSE FACTORY, by Mike Carey and Peter Gross, plus THE LOW, LOW WOODS, written by Carmen Maria Machado with art by Dani. The sampler also includes previews of two titles scheduled for 2020 – January’s DAPHNE BYRNE, written by Laura Marks with art by legendary artist Kelley Jones and PLUNGE, a six-issue limited series written by Hill and scheduled for February. Readers will also get their first look at SEA DOGS, also written by Hill with art by Dan McDaid. SEA DOGS is an old-school serialized pulp strip that will

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 26, 2019
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‘Scary Stories To Tell In the Dark’ Arriving Just In Time For Halloween

Get ready to be absolutely terrified when Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark arrives on Digital, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD™ this October just in time for Halloween from director André Øvredal and Academy Award® winner Guillermo del Toro (2017, The Shape of Water, Best Director) who produced. The highly anticipated film adaptation of the iconic book series brings the thrills and chills of some of Alvin Schwartz’s scariest stories to life. Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark stars Zoe Margaret Colletti (Annie, Wildlife, “Rubicon”), Michael Garza (The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, “Wayward Pines,” “Timeless”), Dean Norris (“Breaking Bad,” “Claws,” “Scandal”), Lorraine Toussaint (Selma, “Into the Badlands,” “Orange Is the New Black”), Austin Zajur (Fist Fight, “Wonder Pets!,” “Kidding”), and Natalie Ganzhorn (“The Stanley Dynamic,” “Make it Pop”). “It’s 1968 in America. Change is blowing in the wind…but seemingly far removed from the unrest in the cities is the small town

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 25, 2019
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Comic Book Review: Serious Creatures Issue 1

Massachusetts based writer/artist Tony McMillen’s (Lumen) latest comic book offering Serious Creatures is a book that should be easily embraced by those that visit this site. Don’t believe me? Well, you’re an asshole… but an asshole that should read on to learn just why I’m so hyped on this beastly book! Serious Creatures concerns the adventures of teen Bobby Feckle, a young kid in the early 70’s with aspirations of being a special effects artist. A chance encounter during the filming of the biggest blockbuster of the mid-’70s (called Fin here, but you cats will dig what the book is laying down) sets Bobby on the first baby-steps of making his dreams a reality while at the same time his home-life begins to degrade. I’m willing to bet demons to doughnuts that many of you cats n’ creeps are a lot like Bobby; you live, eat, and breath movie monsters morning, noon, and night… and I’d wager a good many

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DanXIII
Sep 21, 2019
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IT: Chapter Two Director Adapting Two More Stephen King Novels For Films

Man, filmmaker Andy Muschietti really loves Stephen King, but don’t we all? Following the adaptation of King’s IT with IT:Chapter Two which is currently in theaters, director Muschietti has now signed on to adapt another King story written under the name Richard Bachman, titled Roadwork. He has also confirmed that he is still attached to the film adaptation of King’s short story The Jaunt. Roadwork takes place in an unnamed Midwestern city in the seventies. Grieving over the death of his son and the disintegration of his marriage, a man is driven to mental instability when he learns that both his home and his workplace are being demolished to make way for a connection to an interstate highway. Originally published in Twilight Zone Magazine in 1981, before being included in Skeleton Crew, The Jaunt is set in the 24th century where mankind has created instant teleportation known as “jaunting”. Unfortunately, travelers who make the leap while conscious either die or

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 20, 2019
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Hereditary Star Joins Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Nightmare Alley’

Hereditary star Toni Collette has joined the cast of Guillermo del Toro‘s film adaptation of William Lindsay’s 1946 noir novel Nightmare Alley. Collette will star alongside Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, and Rooney Mara in the film where she will play a mentalist named Zeena who serves as a mentor to the protagonist. Set in a world of carnival hustlers and con men, the film tells the story of a mentalist (Cooper) who teams with a psychologist in order to swindle the rich. Things go south for the man when he’s out-hustled by a woman. Del Toro is directing from the script he co-wrote with Kim Morgan. Filming set to begin on Nightmare Alley in Toronto in 2020.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 16, 2019
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Stephen King & Joe Hill’s ‘In The Tall Grass’ Coming To Netflix This October

Netflix‘s adaptation of Stephen King and Joe Hill‘s novella In the Tall Grass finally has a premiere date! Set to debut on the streaming giant this October, the film stars Harrison Gilbertson, Laysla De Oliveira, Avery Whitted, Will Buie Jr., Rachel Wilson, and Patrick Wilson. In the film, When siblings Becky and Cal hear the cries of a young boy lost within a field of tall grass, they venture in to rescue him, only to become ensnared themselves by a sinister force that quickly disorients and separates them. Cut off from the world and unable to escape the field’s tightening grip, they soon discover that the only thing worse than getting lost is being found. Splice’s Steve Hoban, Jimmy Miller from Mosaic, and M. Riley produce. Miller and Riley together produced 2015’s The Lazarus Effect. Enter ‘In the Tall Grass’, premiering on Netflix October 4, 2019, as part of their October celebration, Netflix and Chills, which includes the release of

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 14, 2019
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Alexander Skarsgard Among New Cast For CBS All Access’ ‘The Stand’

The cast has been quickly building for CBS All Access’ reboot of Stephen King‘s “The Stand“. King himself appeared on “The View” today as part of the publicity for the miniseries where he revealed that co-host Whoopi Goldberg will play the role of Mother Abagail. The announcement triggered Collider to do some digging with the goal of learning who will play one of the most important roles, that of Randall Flagg. It turns out that he will be played by “True Blood” and “Big Little Lies” actor Alexander Skarsgård! Flagg made his first appearance in “The Stand” back in 1978 but has since popped up in several of King’s other stories including The Dark Tower and Hearts of Atlantis. Usually when he appears its to do bad things such as to cause chaos and destruction. In The Stand, the demonic figure builds a dark society in the dystopian world after a plague has killed much of mankind. Flagg and his

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 11, 2019
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‘Vampyr’ And ‘Call Of Cthulhu’ Coming To Nintendo Switch!

Focus Home Interactive is now making two of their games available for players to take with them on the go by porting them to the Nintendo Switch! Call of Cthulhu: The Official Video Game will arrive on Switch October 8th! Based on the role-playing board game by Chaosium will take players to the mysterious island of Dark Water as Edward Pierce, a private investigator sent to investigate the mysterious death of the island’s most prominent family. Your investigation does not run smoothly as otherworldly forces are at work and wreak havoc on your psyche. Coming in hot in time to build up the atmosphere for Halloween is Vampyr coming to Switch on October 29th! Set in rainy London during the Spanish Flu Epidemic, players take on the role of Doctor Jonathan Reid, a freshly turned vampire who now must traverse the streets of London at night fighting other vampires and creatures while uncovering the source of the vampire outbreak while

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Capt McNeely
Sep 5, 2019

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Blu-ray Review: Doom Patrol: The Complete First Season (2019)

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post. The opinions I share on my own. Let’s be honest cats n’ creeps we live in a wondrous age… an age where it’s possible for any ol’ superhero team to get their own TV show, no matter how offbeat or obscure (as far as the general public is concerned anyway). That brings us to the subject of this here revoltin’ review; Doom Patrol, a great slice of wacky weirdness in it’s four-color iteration, but not the first choice one may have for live-action adaptation. Turns out it should have been… The basic storyline for this super show goes as follows: The Doom Patrol; who’s ranks include Crazy Jane (Diane Guerrero), a dominant personality of a woman who has been traumatized, Rita Farr (April Bowlby) known as Elasti-Girl who is stretching herself thin trying not to become a permanent bowl of Jell-O,

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DanXIII
Oct 2, 2019
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Kickstarter Announced For ‘Wynonna Earp: Season 3’ Blu-ray

IDW Entertainment has announced the Kickstarter campaign to release the ‘Wynonna Earp: Season 3‘ Blu-ray. The campaign includes never-before-seen material and one-of-a-kind superfan experience opportunities. Blu-rays for the award-winning series, created by Emily Andras and based on the IDW comic created by Beau Smith, can be pre-purchased now on Kickstarter. The Blu-ray set will include: 2-Disc Set Edition 12 Episodes Blu-ray is coded region 0 (meaning they play worldwide) Tons of bonus material and never before seen footage and so much more! Backer achievements are not only based on how much this campaign raises but on social media goals and much more. This is so IDW can give Earpers the chance to get involved with the campaign without needing to back financially. Seventy percent of all contributions will be used for the mastering, printing, and production of the Blu-rays themselves, 20% will go toward additional backer rewards and all the logistics of getting them to a fulfillment center and the

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 1, 2019
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DC Unveils Sampler For New Comic Line From Joe Hill

Best-selling author Joe Hill (NOS4A2, Locke & Key) and DC are teaming up to launch the first wave of titles from Hill’s curated Hill House Comics. Fans will get their first look at the stories making up this bone-chilling lineup in a new online sampler released today. The sampler includes excerpts from the launch titles BASKETFUL OF HEADS, written by Joe Hill with art by Leomacs, as well as THE DOLLHOUSE FACTORY, by Mike Carey and Peter Gross, plus THE LOW, LOW WOODS, written by Carmen Maria Machado with art by Dani. The sampler also includes previews of two titles scheduled for 2020 – January’s DAPHNE BYRNE, written by Laura Marks with art by legendary artist Kelley Jones and PLUNGE, a six-issue limited series written by Hill and scheduled for February. Readers will also get their first look at SEA DOGS, also written by Hill with art by Dan McDaid. SEA DOGS is an old-school serialized pulp strip that will

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 26, 2019
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‘Scary Stories To Tell In the Dark’ Arriving Just In Time For Halloween

Get ready to be absolutely terrified when Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark arrives on Digital, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD™ this October just in time for Halloween from director André Øvredal and Academy Award® winner Guillermo del Toro (2017, The Shape of Water, Best Director) who produced. The highly anticipated film adaptation of the iconic book series brings the thrills and chills of some of Alvin Schwartz’s scariest stories to life. Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark stars Zoe Margaret Colletti (Annie, Wildlife, “Rubicon”), Michael Garza (The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, “Wayward Pines,” “Timeless”), Dean Norris (“Breaking Bad,” “Claws,” “Scandal”), Lorraine Toussaint (Selma, “Into the Badlands,” “Orange Is the New Black”), Austin Zajur (Fist Fight, “Wonder Pets!,” “Kidding”), and Natalie Ganzhorn (“The Stanley Dynamic,” “Make it Pop”). “It’s 1968 in America. Change is blowing in the wind…but seemingly far removed from the unrest in the cities is the small town

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 25, 2019
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Comic Book Review: Serious Creatures Issue 1

Massachusetts based writer/artist Tony McMillen’s (Lumen) latest comic book offering Serious Creatures is a book that should be easily embraced by those that visit this site. Don’t believe me? Well, you’re an asshole… but an asshole that should read on to learn just why I’m so hyped on this beastly book! Serious Creatures concerns the adventures of teen Bobby Feckle, a young kid in the early 70’s with aspirations of being a special effects artist. A chance encounter during the filming of the biggest blockbuster of the mid-’70s (called Fin here, but you cats will dig what the book is laying down) sets Bobby on the first baby-steps of making his dreams a reality while at the same time his home-life begins to degrade. I’m willing to bet demons to doughnuts that many of you cats n’ creeps are a lot like Bobby; you live, eat, and breath movie monsters morning, noon, and night… and I’d wager a good many

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Sep 21, 2019
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IT: Chapter Two Director Adapting Two More Stephen King Novels For Films

Man, filmmaker Andy Muschietti really loves Stephen King, but don’t we all? Following the adaptation of King’s IT with IT:Chapter Two which is currently in theaters, director Muschietti has now signed on to adapt another King story written under the name Richard Bachman, titled Roadwork. He has also confirmed that he is still attached to the film adaptation of King’s short story The Jaunt. Roadwork takes place in an unnamed Midwestern city in the seventies. Grieving over the death of his son and the disintegration of his marriage, a man is driven to mental instability when he learns that both his home and his workplace are being demolished to make way for a connection to an interstate highway. Originally published in Twilight Zone Magazine in 1981, before being included in Skeleton Crew, The Jaunt is set in the 24th century where mankind has created instant teleportation known as “jaunting”. Unfortunately, travelers who make the leap while conscious either die or

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 20, 2019
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Hereditary Star Joins Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Nightmare Alley’

Hereditary star Toni Collette has joined the cast of Guillermo del Toro‘s film adaptation of William Lindsay’s 1946 noir novel Nightmare Alley. Collette will star alongside Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, and Rooney Mara in the film where she will play a mentalist named Zeena who serves as a mentor to the protagonist. Set in a world of carnival hustlers and con men, the film tells the story of a mentalist (Cooper) who teams with a psychologist in order to swindle the rich. Things go south for the man when he’s out-hustled by a woman. Del Toro is directing from the script he co-wrote with Kim Morgan. Filming set to begin on Nightmare Alley in Toronto in 2020.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 16, 2019
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Stephen King & Joe Hill’s ‘In The Tall Grass’ Coming To Netflix This October

Netflix‘s adaptation of Stephen King and Joe Hill‘s novella In the Tall Grass finally has a premiere date! Set to debut on the streaming giant this October, the film stars Harrison Gilbertson, Laysla De Oliveira, Avery Whitted, Will Buie Jr., Rachel Wilson, and Patrick Wilson. In the film, When siblings Becky and Cal hear the cries of a young boy lost within a field of tall grass, they venture in to rescue him, only to become ensnared themselves by a sinister force that quickly disorients and separates them. Cut off from the world and unable to escape the field’s tightening grip, they soon discover that the only thing worse than getting lost is being found. Splice’s Steve Hoban, Jimmy Miller from Mosaic, and M. Riley produce. Miller and Riley together produced 2015’s The Lazarus Effect. Enter ‘In the Tall Grass’, premiering on Netflix October 4, 2019, as part of their October celebration, Netflix and Chills, which includes the release of

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 14, 2019
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Alexander Skarsgard Among New Cast For CBS All Access’ ‘The Stand’

The cast has been quickly building for CBS All Access’ reboot of Stephen King‘s “The Stand“. King himself appeared on “The View” today as part of the publicity for the miniseries where he revealed that co-host Whoopi Goldberg will play the role of Mother Abagail. The announcement triggered Collider to do some digging with the goal of learning who will play one of the most important roles, that of Randall Flagg. It turns out that he will be played by “True Blood” and “Big Little Lies” actor Alexander Skarsgård! Flagg made his first appearance in “The Stand” back in 1978 but has since popped up in several of King’s other stories including The Dark Tower and Hearts of Atlantis. Usually when he appears its to do bad things such as to cause chaos and destruction. In The Stand, the demonic figure builds a dark society in the dystopian world after a plague has killed much of mankind. Flagg and his

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 11, 2019
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‘Vampyr’ And ‘Call Of Cthulhu’ Coming To Nintendo Switch!

Focus Home Interactive is now making two of their games available for players to take with them on the go by porting them to the Nintendo Switch! Call of Cthulhu: The Official Video Game will arrive on Switch October 8th! Based on the role-playing board game by Chaosium will take players to the mysterious island of Dark Water as Edward Pierce, a private investigator sent to investigate the mysterious death of the island’s most prominent family. Your investigation does not run smoothly as otherworldly forces are at work and wreak havoc on your psyche. Coming in hot in time to build up the atmosphere for Halloween is Vampyr coming to Switch on October 29th! Set in rainy London during the Spanish Flu Epidemic, players take on the role of Doctor Jonathan Reid, a freshly turned vampire who now must traverse the streets of London at night fighting other vampires and creatures while uncovering the source of the vampire outbreak while

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Sep 5, 2019
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