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Is ‘The Shape Of Water’ Connected To ‘The Creature From The Black Lagoon’?

The trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water has arrived, revealing a monster that looks very familiar. In the film, co-written by Vanessa Taylor, an other-worldly fairy tale, is set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1963. In the hidden high-security government laboratory where she works, lonely Elisa (Sally Hawkins) is trapped in a life of silence and isolation. Elisa’s life is changed forever when she and co-worker Zelda (Octavia Spencer) discover a secret classified experiment. I can’t help but wonder if it is actually a branch-off about the 1954 classic Creature from the Black Lagoon. Not only does the creature look like the iconic Universal monster, it is being described the same way. One example, Michael Shannon’s character “Strickland”, while talking to another character about the creature states, “…the natives in the Amazon worshiped it like a god.” Sound familiar? In the original Creature from the Black Lagoon, a team of scientists in the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 19, 2017

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Christmas Comes Early This Year – First Batch Of Images Gifted For ‘Red Christmas’

Artsploitation delivers Christmas early this year and gifts us with a batch of new images from Craig Anderson’s holiday horror film Red Christmas, starring genre icon Dee Wallace. From the Press Release: Philadelphia, PA – Artsploitation has released the first images for their upcoming release of the Australian horror film Red Christmas. Genre icon Dee Wallace (The Hills Have Eyes, The Howling, E.T., Cujo, Critters) stars as the stressed-out mother of a squabbling family, gathered together in a remote Outback estate on Christmas Eve. Their petty dramas threaten to blacken the holiday until a mysterious and deformed stranger appears at the door seeking bloody vengeance. Veteran television director and actor Craig Anderson makes his feature debut with Red Christmas, combining the banal horror of family gatherings with the issues of abortion, feminism, ethics, religion and privacy, with a blood-splattered twist on what happens when secrets refuse to stay dead. Dee Wallace headlines as Diane, a matriarch presiding over the gathering

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 19, 2017

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There Is No ‘Safe Place’ In This Film’s Trailer

The first trailer for the twisted thriller Safe Place has arrived. Nick Hunt is making his directorial debut with Safe Place, co-written by Hunt, Preston Fassel and Pennie Sublime. Produced by Johnny Macabre (Crepitus), the film centers on a group of friends who “have their whole lives ahead of them. Or so they think -When art student Lori Hughes sells a piece at her first show, it seems to be the beginning of a promising career. Better still, the purchaser, Chris Craven, is a wealthy eccentric who invites Lori and her friends back to his rustic lodge for a night of celebration and planning for the future. Unbeknownst to the friends, Chris’ homey façade hides an inner torment-a rage against the world following a senseless tragedy that forever altered him. As the evening wears on and memories of the past begin to consume him, Chris resolves to spare Lori and her friends the same suffering that he’s endured in his

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 19, 2017

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New 4K Transfer Of ‘Effects’ To Hit Blu-Ray This August

Taken from the only theatrical print known to exist, AGFA (the American Genre Film Archive), a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the legacy of genre films, will unleash Effects on Blu-Ray on August 22, 2017. Written and directed by Dusty Nelson (Sakura Killers), Effects is a do-it-yourself horror flick weaving the story of a gang of coke-addled filmmakers gathered in Pittsburgh to film a faux-snuff slasher film. As a series of grisly accidents cause the casualties to pile up, it becomes clear that no one on the film’s crew is to be trusted. Equal parts low-budget Carpenter-esque student film and gory exploitation piece (think 1976 splatterpiece Snuff), Effects is both a study of the philosophy of horror, and a simple, sleazy genre film. Starring effects master Tom Savini along with Joe Pilato (Day of the Dead), and John Harrison (Tales from the Darkside: The Movie), Effects was produced by both Harrison and Pasquale Buba. Savini provides the film’s visual effects.

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Capt McNeely

Jul 18, 2017

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Terror Films Unveils Trailer For Controversial Thriller ‘Del Playa’

Terror Films has unveiled the new trailer for the thriller Del Playa ahead of its July digital release. Few indie thrillers have been as controversial as Del Playa. A petition to shut the film down reached over 30,000 signatures after students at UCSB became convinced that film was inspired by killer Elliot Rodger who took the lives of 6 people and injured 14 others. Writer/Director Shaun Hart has insisted that while there are similarities, the stories are completely unconnected. From the Press Release: LOS ANGELES, CA (Tuesday, July 17, 2017) – Terror Films is set to release the indie thriller DEL PLAYA across multiple digital platforms in North America on Friday, July 21st. The film’s story follows Matthew (Alan Ayala), who is routinely abused by his stepfather. He has a crush on Claire (Devon Barnes), during high school. His love for Claire rides a fine line between persistence and obsession. And when, Matthew is jumped by her boyfriend, things turn

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 18, 2017

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New Trailer Arrives For ‘Conjuring The With’s Doll’ – Based On A True Story

The trailer for a new film featuring a haunted doll has arrived, Conjuring the Witch’s Doll, and supposedly, it is based on a true story. Written and directed by Lawrence Fowler, the film centers on a family who have fled to an old manor in the woods in an attempt to avoid the city’s bombing. When Adeline Gray’s daughter does missing in the manor, a series of inexplicable events lead her to believe a doll is possessed by the soul of a murdered witch. Starring Helen Crevel, Neil Hobbs, Philip Ridout, Claire Carreno, and Layala Watts, the movie was originally titled The Witch’s Doll. We will let you know when the release date is announced by Up A Notch Productions.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 18, 2017

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‘Lycan’ Tears Into Select Theaters August 4

Werewolf lovers, prepare for some wild-and-wooly fright when Lycan rips into to select theaters August 4, and arrives on disc, VOD and digital September 26. Directed by Bev Land, Lycan is a hairy horrorshow based on the Georgia folk legend of the Talbot county werewolf. The film’s synopsis from the MVD Entertainment press release: “When six college kids in a sleepy Southern town are assigned a group history project, one of them sets in motion a horrific fate when he proposes they head into the Georgia backwoods to uncover the truth about the hundred year old urban legend of Emily Burt, the ‘Talbot County Werewolf’.” Lycan stars Dania Ramirez (X-Men: The Last Stand), Vanessa Angel (Kingpin), the Emmy-nominated Gail O’Grady (NYPD Blue), Rebekah Graf (Entourage), and Craig Tate (12 Years a Slave). Director Bev Land on making the film, and working with his wife, Dania Ramirez: “I knew that the journey of making this film independently would be a challenge

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Capt McNeely

Jul 17, 2017

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Witness An Killer Put On His Iconic Mask For the First Time In The ‘Leatherface’ Trailer

It has been two years since the prequel to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, titled Leatherface, was announced. After all that time waiting and wondering what to expect we now finally get a glimpse at the film. Today, the trailer has arrived and we witness the brutal killer put on the iconic mask for the first time. The film centers on teenage Leatherface as he escapes from a mental hospital along with three other patients. After kidnapping a nurse, he takes her on a road trip from Hell. Along the way, they are pursued by an equally deranged lawman out for revenge. One of these teens are destined for tragedy and horrors that will destroy his mind, molding him into the monster we now call Leatherface. Directed by Alezandre Bustillo, the film stars Stephen Dorff, Lili Taylor, Nicole Andrews, Sam Strike, Julian Kostov, and Sam Coleman. Leatherface will arrive in theaters just in time for Halloween, on October 20, 2017. DirecTV

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 17, 2017

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It’s Up To A Group Of Kids To Save Their Parents In The Trailer For ‘Dead Shack’

XYZ Films together with Raven Banner have unleashed the trailer for Peter Ricq’s Dead Shack, co-written by Ricq, Phil Ivanusic, and Davila LeBlanc. Starring Cameron Andres, Lizzie Boys, Hannah Burr, Lauren Holly, Gabriel LaBelle, Taylor St. Pierre, and Donavon Stinson, the film is set “on a weekend getaway at a rundown cottage in the woods, a precautious 14 year-old teen, his crude best friend, and his best friend’s fearless older sister will have to grow up, work together, and save their hard partying parents from their predatory cabin neighbor intent on feeding them all to her undead family.” It’s shaping up to be a pretty good weekend for shy 14-year-old Jason. He’s driving up to a cottage in the woods with his brash (and a little crude) best friend Colin, Colin’s older sister Summer who comes complete with a permanent chip on her shoulder and pull no-punches attitude, and their father/step-mother duo of Roger and Lisa, who are permanently stuck

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 17, 2017

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Sharknado: Global Swarming’s First Images Blow In

Ahead of its August release, the first images for Sharknado: Global Swarming have blown in, courtesy of People, revealing some of the stars that will be going head to ahead against a global invasion of sharnadoes, including Oliva Newton-John and her daughter Chloe Lattanzi, British stars Chris Kattan and Katie Price, rocker Bret Michaels. In Global Swarming, the mission gets personal for Fin (Ian Ziering) and his bionic wife April (Tara Reid) when their young son gets trapped in a ‘nado and transported all over the world. From London to Rio, Tokyo, Rome, Amsterdam and beyond, our globetrotting heroes will seek assistance from highly-skilled squad of royals, scholars, and Olympians, enlisting famous faces from the news, entertainment, and sports in their most epic battle yet. Alongside returning stars of the series, Ian Ziering and Tara Reid, is a long list of stars who will be making cameos including Tony Hawk, Olivia Newton-John, Chloe Lattanzi, Fabio, Clay Aiken, Bret Michaels, Charo,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 16, 2017

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