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No tricks, only treats. MGM+ has announced their October 31st Halloween marathon, guaranteed to provide a happy Halloween for horror fans. As the leaves begin to fall and the dead begin to rise, MGM+ and MGM+ Hits invites viewers to settle in and get freaked out with a marathon of spooky programming so good it’s scary. Audiences can enjoy over 12 hours of frightening fun and catch-up on the best thrills and chills with hit series like “FROM,” “Chapelwaite,” “Blumhouse’s Compendium of Horror,” “Amityville: An Origin Story,” and “Psycho: The Lost Tapes of Ed Gein” “Chapelwaite” 11:00 AM ET/PT – 3:40 PM ET/PT on MGM+ Episodes 101-105 Based on the short story “Jerusalem’s Lot,” by Stephen King Set in the 1850s, Chapelwaite follows Captain Charles Boone (Adrien Brody), who relocates his family of three children to his ancestral home in the small, seemingly sleepy town of Preacher’s Corners, Maine after his wife dies at sea. However, Charles will soon have
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Today, Apple TV+ announced the new four-part documentary series “The Enfield Poltergeist,” which tells the riveting story of the most famous poltergeist haunting in history. Combining more than 250 hours of rare audio archive, meticulous recreation of the setting of the haunting and original interviews with the people impacted by the case, the series is an ambitious genre-bending story that explores the human fascination with the unexplained and its impact on those who live it. In 1977, the terrifying haunting of an everyday family in Enfield, London, dominated headlines across the United Kingdom and had a tremendous impact on an entire generation of children. The mysterious case forever changed ideas about the supernatural and that it wasn’t just restricted to castles and stately homes but could be experienced by anyone, anywhere. The chilling story has inspired fictionalized versions of the case, including the film The Conjuring 2, a television series and two stage plays. Over the four episodes, the events
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Documentarian Ward Hiney and skeptical journalist Chad Christy have teamed up, along with Small Town Monsters, to chase down leads of dogman sightings in the Ohio Valley. Stories of werewolves have drifted from European folklore into modern American pop culture, percolating in the subconscious of the populace for centuries. These tales often tell of terrifying, half-man/half-canid beings that roam the forests and fields after dark. Most think of them as little more than campfire stories meant to scare children, but for some, there is much more to this than mere mythology. Now filmmaker Ward Hiney, leading Werewolves Unearthed, a new Small Town Monsters production, is set to lift the veil on the enigmatic “dogman” of North America. A recent rash of werewolf sightings in western Pennsylvania has grabbed the attention of documentarian Ward Hiney. In order to get to the truth behind these ongoing encounters, he enlisted journalist and ardent skeptic Chad Christy in an effort to film their investigation,
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The new alien docuseries “Encounters” is set to land on Netflix this week, exploring UFO sightings over the past fifty-years. The series will investigate the global accounts of sightings of UFOs and features personal accounts, expert interviews, and new evidence that could answer if we’re alone or if otherworldly visitors are watching us. According to the Pew Research center, over 65% of the population believes that aliens are out there. And with the new information that came to light earlier this year during congressional testimony, the thought that there aliens among has never felt more real. Watch “Encounters,” premiering on September 27, 2023, on Netflix and decide for yourself.
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Not long ago, we were told that aliens were real. Then, earlier this week, a pair of (reportedly) mummified alien bodies were introduced to Mexico’s congress. Are we alone, or do otherworldly visitors walk amongst us? A new documentary, We Are Not Alone, from filmmaker Serena DC (Beyond the Grave), is heading your way and aims to answer that very question. The question of whether or not we are alone in the universe has been answered. Serena DC and Michael Mazzola meet with the world’s leading Ufologists and contactees (Dr. Steven Greer, Paola Harris, Jacques Vallee, Adam Curry, Andrea Perron, Danny Sheehan) to discover who these extraterrestrial visitors are and why they are visiting Earth. We Are Not Alone, an out-of-this-world new documentary, lands on October 3, 2023, from Uncork’d Entertainment on DVD and Digital.
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The new paranormal documentary The Haunting Lodge, from the creators of The House Inbetween, sees investigators attempt to help a business owner plagued by paranormal activity. In this unscripted investigative documentary, American filmmakers Kendall and Vera are asked to film a remote hunting lodge in Georgia that has experiencing paranormal activity for over a decade. Dan, the desperate lodge owner, is searching for answers, as the hauntings scare hunters away and could ruin his business. Kendall and Vera move into the lodge to begin their investigation. Vera is the first to experience the hunter’s claims, but soon, they both experience terrifying events, including being touched while they sleep. They call upon psychic medium Jill Morris to help them solve the case, and she reveals that the haunting is the work of an intelligent entity. The lodge’s dark secrets are revealed as the paranormal activity escalates at the never-before-investigated location, and the couple finds themselves in over their heads when they
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One of the biggest horror icons to ever grace the silver screen is Robert Englund who induced nightmares as Freddy Krueger. Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment has now announced the release of Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story. The film will premiere exclusively on the Icon Film Channel on October 2nd, with Special Collector’s Edition Blu-ray and TVOD/EST available from November 6th. From the makers of Pennywise: The Story of IT and the widely-anticipated movie RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop comes an all-new documentary celebrating the legacy and career of one of our generation’s most beloved horror icons, the legendary Robert Englund. Shooting to super-stardom with his revolutionary portrayal of Freddy Krueger in the ‘Nightmare On Elm Street’ franchise – a moment without doubt as visceral to the horror genre as Chaney’s werewolf or Karloff’s ground-breaking realization of Frankenstein’s monster – Englund has firmly earned his place in the pantheon of horror movie legends. The documentary features a host of
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True crime fans are a special breed, much like horror fans. They are always looking for their next fix. MGM+ will release a new series to feed true crime fans’ hunger. They have just announced their new upcoming docuseries, “Psycho: The Lost Tapes of Ed Gein.” Directed and executive produced by James Buddy Day (Blumhouse’s Compendium of Horror, Fall River), the series follows the story of the horrifying grave robber and serial killer Ed Gein, otherwise known as “The Plainfield Ghoul” and “The Mad Butcher,” whose crimes inspired such iconic films as Psycho, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and The Silence of the Lambs. For years, filmmakers, journalists, and scholars have tried to unravel the mind of this notorious killer. With new reveals and never-before-heard recordings, viewers will be transported to late-1950s Middle America and submerged in Gein’s perverse mind. The series explores Gein’s upbringing and twisted relationship with his mother (which famously inspired Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho), his early grave robbing,
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Among Alaska’s beautiful epic vistas and seemingly endless acres of wilderness lurks a dark secret. The secret, known by locals and hearty adventurers alike, revolves around the nearly constant disappearances that take place across “the land of the midnight sun.” While these disappearances seem to have often-mundane explanations, avalanches, constantly-changing terrain, and local wildlife, such as Alaska’s abundant bear population, are all common causes for missing people. But could something else be behind them? That’s the question explored in Small Town Monsters‘ new documentary On the Trail of Bigfoot: Land of the Missing, the sequel to this year’s documentary Last Frontier. Seth Breedlove and his team are exploring another potential cause for those who have gone missing. A cause whispered about amongst the locals. A cause talked about in the oral traditions of the First Nations people who inhabited the region long before white settlers arrived. The cause, they say, is a terrifying, blood-thirsty Sasquatch. Or maybe it’s the ice
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Filmmaker Ryan Meade’s Invaluable; The True Story of an Epic Artist presents a look at the life and career of artist Tom Sullivan, the Michigan-based creator that many of you fine cats n’ creeps may recognize as the man that brought much of the iconography of our beloved Evil Dead franchise to screaming, biting life! Speaking of Evil Dead, during the course of this demonic doc we get talkin’ head footage of many of the frightful franchises’ luminaries including the likes of Bruce Campbell, Ted Raimi, Ellen Sandweiss, Betsy Baker, Danny Hicks, Theresa Tilly, Hal Delrich, and Josh Becker… and let me tell ya; there are plenty of anecdotes that I can pretty much guarantee many of you fine fiends have never, ever heard before… and to that end I’m going to stop this revoltin’ review in it’s tracks to share something I learned watching this flick… I have always wondered why Scotty has a frickin’ dog nose in a
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No tricks, only treats. MGM+ has announced their October 31st Halloween marathon, guaranteed to provide a happy Halloween for horror fans. As the leaves begin to fall and the dead begin to rise, MGM+ and MGM+ Hits invites viewers to settle in and get freaked out with a marathon of spooky programming so good it’s scary. Audiences can enjoy over 12 hours of frightening fun and catch-up on the best thrills and chills with hit series like “FROM,” “Chapelwaite,” “Blumhouse’s Compendium of Horror,” “Amityville: An Origin Story,” and “Psycho: The Lost Tapes of Ed Gein” “Chapelwaite” 11:00 AM ET/PT – 3:40 PM ET/PT on MGM+ Episodes 101-105 Based on the short story “Jerusalem’s Lot,” by Stephen King Set in the 1850s, Chapelwaite follows Captain Charles Boone (Adrien Brody), who relocates his family of three children to his ancestral home in the small, seemingly sleepy town of Preacher’s Corners, Maine after his wife dies at sea. However, Charles will soon have
Continue reading →
Apple TVDocumentariesMoviesNewsParanormalStreaming TVTrailers
Today, Apple TV+ announced the new four-part documentary series “The Enfield Poltergeist,” which tells the riveting story of the most famous poltergeist haunting in history. Combining more than 250 hours of rare audio archive, meticulous recreation of the setting of the haunting and original interviews with the people impacted by the case, the series is an ambitious genre-bending story that explores the human fascination with the unexplained and its impact on those who live it. In 1977, the terrifying haunting of an everyday family in Enfield, London, dominated headlines across the United Kingdom and had a tremendous impact on an entire generation of children. The mysterious case forever changed ideas about the supernatural and that it wasn’t just restricted to castles and stately homes but could be experienced by anyone, anywhere. The chilling story has inspired fictionalized versions of the case, including the film The Conjuring 2, a television series and two stage plays. Over the four episodes, the events
Continue reading →
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Documentarian Ward Hiney and skeptical journalist Chad Christy have teamed up, along with Small Town Monsters, to chase down leads of dogman sightings in the Ohio Valley. Stories of werewolves have drifted from European folklore into modern American pop culture, percolating in the subconscious of the populace for centuries. These tales often tell of terrifying, half-man/half-canid beings that roam the forests and fields after dark. Most think of them as little more than campfire stories meant to scare children, but for some, there is much more to this than mere mythology. Now filmmaker Ward Hiney, leading Werewolves Unearthed, a new Small Town Monsters production, is set to lift the veil on the enigmatic “dogman” of North America. A recent rash of werewolf sightings in western Pennsylvania has grabbed the attention of documentarian Ward Hiney. In order to get to the truth behind these ongoing encounters, he enlisted journalist and ardent skeptic Chad Christy in an effort to film their investigation,
Continue reading →
DocumentariesNetflixNewsSci-FiStreaming TVTrailers
The new alien docuseries “Encounters” is set to land on Netflix this week, exploring UFO sightings over the past fifty-years. The series will investigate the global accounts of sightings of UFOs and features personal accounts, expert interviews, and new evidence that could answer if we’re alone or if otherworldly visitors are watching us. According to the Pew Research center, over 65% of the population believes that aliens are out there. And with the new information that came to light earlier this year during congressional testimony, the thought that there aliens among has never felt more real. Watch “Encounters,” premiering on September 27, 2023, on Netflix and decide for yourself.
Continue reading →
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Not long ago, we were told that aliens were real. Then, earlier this week, a pair of (reportedly) mummified alien bodies were introduced to Mexico’s congress. Are we alone, or do otherworldly visitors walk amongst us? A new documentary, We Are Not Alone, from filmmaker Serena DC (Beyond the Grave), is heading your way and aims to answer that very question. The question of whether or not we are alone in the universe has been answered. Serena DC and Michael Mazzola meet with the world’s leading Ufologists and contactees (Dr. Steven Greer, Paola Harris, Jacques Vallee, Adam Curry, Andrea Perron, Danny Sheehan) to discover who these extraterrestrial visitors are and why they are visiting Earth. We Are Not Alone, an out-of-this-world new documentary, lands on October 3, 2023, from Uncork’d Entertainment on DVD and Digital.
Continue reading →
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The new paranormal documentary The Haunting Lodge, from the creators of The House Inbetween, sees investigators attempt to help a business owner plagued by paranormal activity. In this unscripted investigative documentary, American filmmakers Kendall and Vera are asked to film a remote hunting lodge in Georgia that has experiencing paranormal activity for over a decade. Dan, the desperate lodge owner, is searching for answers, as the hauntings scare hunters away and could ruin his business. Kendall and Vera move into the lodge to begin their investigation. Vera is the first to experience the hunter’s claims, but soon, they both experience terrifying events, including being touched while they sleep. They call upon psychic medium Jill Morris to help them solve the case, and she reveals that the haunting is the work of an intelligent entity. The lodge’s dark secrets are revealed as the paranormal activity escalates at the never-before-investigated location, and the couple finds themselves in over their heads when they
Continue reading →
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One of the biggest horror icons to ever grace the silver screen is Robert Englund who induced nightmares as Freddy Krueger. Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment has now announced the release of Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story. The film will premiere exclusively on the Icon Film Channel on October 2nd, with Special Collector’s Edition Blu-ray and TVOD/EST available from November 6th. From the makers of Pennywise: The Story of IT and the widely-anticipated movie RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop comes an all-new documentary celebrating the legacy and career of one of our generation’s most beloved horror icons, the legendary Robert Englund. Shooting to super-stardom with his revolutionary portrayal of Freddy Krueger in the ‘Nightmare On Elm Street’ franchise – a moment without doubt as visceral to the horror genre as Chaney’s werewolf or Karloff’s ground-breaking realization of Frankenstein’s monster – Englund has firmly earned his place in the pantheon of horror movie legends. The documentary features a host of
Continue reading →
DocumentariesMGM+NewsStreaming TVTrailersTrue Crime
True crime fans are a special breed, much like horror fans. They are always looking for their next fix. MGM+ will release a new series to feed true crime fans’ hunger. They have just announced their new upcoming docuseries, “Psycho: The Lost Tapes of Ed Gein.” Directed and executive produced by James Buddy Day (Blumhouse’s Compendium of Horror, Fall River), the series follows the story of the horrifying grave robber and serial killer Ed Gein, otherwise known as “The Plainfield Ghoul” and “The Mad Butcher,” whose crimes inspired such iconic films as Psycho, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and The Silence of the Lambs. For years, filmmakers, journalists, and scholars have tried to unravel the mind of this notorious killer. With new reveals and never-before-heard recordings, viewers will be transported to late-1950s Middle America and submerged in Gein’s perverse mind. The series explores Gein’s upbringing and twisted relationship with his mother (which famously inspired Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho), his early grave robbing,
Continue reading →
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Among Alaska’s beautiful epic vistas and seemingly endless acres of wilderness lurks a dark secret. The secret, known by locals and hearty adventurers alike, revolves around the nearly constant disappearances that take place across “the land of the midnight sun.” While these disappearances seem to have often-mundane explanations, avalanches, constantly-changing terrain, and local wildlife, such as Alaska’s abundant bear population, are all common causes for missing people. But could something else be behind them? That’s the question explored in Small Town Monsters‘ new documentary On the Trail of Bigfoot: Land of the Missing, the sequel to this year’s documentary Last Frontier. Seth Breedlove and his team are exploring another potential cause for those who have gone missing. A cause whispered about amongst the locals. A cause talked about in the oral traditions of the First Nations people who inhabited the region long before white settlers arrived. The cause, they say, is a terrifying, blood-thirsty Sasquatch. Or maybe it’s the ice
Continue reading →
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Filmmaker Ryan Meade’s Invaluable; The True Story of an Epic Artist presents a look at the life and career of artist Tom Sullivan, the Michigan-based creator that many of you fine cats n’ creeps may recognize as the man that brought much of the iconography of our beloved Evil Dead franchise to screaming, biting life! Speaking of Evil Dead, during the course of this demonic doc we get talkin’ head footage of many of the frightful franchises’ luminaries including the likes of Bruce Campbell, Ted Raimi, Ellen Sandweiss, Betsy Baker, Danny Hicks, Theresa Tilly, Hal Delrich, and Josh Becker… and let me tell ya; there are plenty of anecdotes that I can pretty much guarantee many of you fine fiends have never, ever heard before… and to that end I’m going to stop this revoltin’ review in it’s tracks to share something I learned watching this flick… I have always wondered why Scotty has a frickin’ dog nose in a
Continue reading →
