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Game Review: 'Stray Souls'

Game Review: ‘Stray Souls’

Happy Halloween! Nothing better to celebrate it than with a spooky game, am I right? Well, that was what I was hoping for with Jukai Studio’s and Versus Evil’s Stray Souls, a horror survival that I’ve been excited about since I was first told about it. I appreciate Jukai and Versus Evil for allowing this reviewing opportunity but, I’m sorry to say that this was a rough one to get through. Let’s get the positive parts of the game out of the way first. The soundtrack is possibly the selling point for the game with famed gaming composer Akira Yamaoka on board. The only issue is that while playing Stray Souls, I was able to make out at least two songs that were done by him, causing me to wonder if he only did a couple of songs for this game. Unfortunately, as a whole, Stray Souls was rough to play. The game had a lot of potential but in

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Daniel S. Liuzzi
Oct 31, 2023
Six True Crimes That Happened On Halloween

Six True Crimes That Happened On Halloween

Halloween is a day when ghosts and ghouls come out to play, and danger lurks around every corner. There is a horde of legends and stories that serve as cautionary tales, such as keeping a Jack-O-Lantern lit, giving out candy, not disrespecting the dead, and parents checking to ensure sweets aren’t tainted or contain razor blades or needles. There’s a reason for all that: demented villains have committed horrific crimes on Halloween. And we’ve got a list. Here are six true crimes committed on our favorite holiday. The Real Candy Man On Halloween in 1974, Ronald Clark O’Bryan earned the title “The Candy Man.” Why? Because O’Bryan poisoned pixie sticks and handed them out to five trick ‘r treaters, two being his own children. His eight-year-old son Timothy was the only one to eat the sugary treat laced with potassium cyanide. Timothy was dead within the hour. The death sent their hometown in Texas into a panic that spread across

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 31, 2023
New Home Invasion Horror 'Malicious' Breaks Out On Blu-ray And Streaming

New Home Invasion Horror ‘Malicious’ Breaks Out On Blu-ray And Streaming

John Fallon’s (The Shelter) new brutal thriller Malicious (also known as Braek outside of the USA) is now out on VOD and DVD in North America and is on Amazon Prime in the UK and Ireland via 4Digital Media. Fallon directed Malicious from a script he wrote with Kevin Interdonato of City on a Hill, who also stars as Jesse. Nick Baillie (Taken) stars alongside Interdonato, and they are both joined by Melissa Anschutz (Best Years Gone), Alix Lane (Black Pumpkin), Danilo Rocha (Sick Minded), and Fallon himself. In the film, “The McCabe family’s weekend getaway was never meant to be a life-changing experience. Governor William McCabe (Baillie), a respected politician, was looking forward to some rest and relaxation. His beautiful wife Lauren (Anschutz) and distant stepdaughter Erin (Lane) strain to enjoy their time together as the facade of the trophy family has worn dangerously thin. Things take a severe turn for the worse when a charismatic stranger (Interdonato) knocks

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 30, 2023
A Film Crew Making A Zombie Movie Encounters The Real Thing In 'Project Z'

A Film Crew Making A Zombie Movie Encounters The Real Thing In ‘Project Z’

Project Z, from director Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken, which sees a film crew fighting to survive zombies, is headed your way this November. In the movie, a group of film students takes three out-of-work actors to an old mountain motel to make a zombie film. When a mysterious asteroid crashes nearby, strange things begin to happen, blurring the line between fiction and reality. The undead have seemingly started attacking the crew, and they must fight for their lives – or is it all part of their film? Eili Harboe, Regina Tucker, Vebjorn Enger, Jonis Jesf, Iben Akerlie, and Arthur Berning star in Project Z, coming to theaters and Digital on November 3, 2023.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 30, 2023
Capcom Teams Up With FunPlus For Resident Evil / State Of Survival Crossover

Capcom Teams Up With FunPlus For Resident Evil / State Of Survival Crossover

FunPlus, one of the largest independent game companies in the world, has just announced an unprecedented collaboration with Capcom, behind the Resident Evil franchise, that brings the iconic world of Resident Evil to State of Survival. This groundbreaking collaboration brings the world atmosphere and characters of the “Resident Evil” series to “State of Survival “for an unforgettable gaming experience in the fight against evil. This highly anticipated collaboration kicks off just in time for the Halloween season on October 27 and will span two phases. The first phase will focus on Resident Evil Village, while the second phase, commencing on December 1, will center around Resident Evil 4 (2023). “We are thrilled to collaborate with Capcom and seamlessly merge the Resident Evil and State of Survival universes” said Chris Petrovic, Chief Business Officer at FunPlus. “The incredible synergy between the two franchises makes for a perfect fit, offering fans a truly immersive gaming experience..” “The Capcom Team is delighted to

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 30, 2023
Sequel Announced For 'The Black Phone'

Sequel Announced For ‘The Black Phone’

2021’s The Black Phone premiered to the pleasure of genre fans and critics alike. The announcement has now come that Universal and Blumhouse have revealed the release date for its sequel, Friday, June 27, 2025. According to Variety, the studios describe the upcoming sequel as the “launch of a sinister new franchise.” No other information has, at this time, been revealed for The Black Phone 2. The first film centers on “Finney Shaw, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of little use. When a disconnected phone on the wall begins to ring, Finney discovers that he can hear the voices of the killer’s previous victims. And they are dead set on ensuring that what happened to them doesn’t happen to Finney. Starring four-time Oscar® nominee Ethan Hawke, Madeleine McGraw, Jeremy Davies, and James Ransone, the film marks the feature debut of Mason Thames. The Black Phone

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 30, 2023
Sink Your Teeth Into Horror Film 'Craving' - Out Now

Sink Your Teeth Into Horror Film ‘Craving’ – Out Now

Looking for a brutal and bloody movie to watch tonight? Check out Jason Horton‘s new horror, Craving, starring Felissa Rose, Kevin Caliber, and Al Gomez. In the film, “A group of drug addicts are besieged by a group of mysterious figures inside a rural bar. As withdrawal starts to set in, a secret one of them is carrying threatens to destroy them all.” “I’m excited to finally be able to offer the physical release fans have been clamoring for. The fan and critical responses for Craving have been overwhelming. I’m very grateful to everyone who’s taken the time to check it out on streaming and am happy to have it available for physical release now.” Jason Horton ststes. Watch the trailer for this blood-drenched movie below and watch Craving now on DVD and Blu-ray on Amazon, Best Buy, and other locations.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 29, 2023
Josh Hartnett Leads the Cast of M. Night Shyamalan's 'Trap'

Josh Hartnett Starring In M. Night Shyamalan’s Upcoming Thriller

M. Night Shyamalan, who brought you films like the brilliant movie The Sixth Sense and, more recently, Knock at the Cabin and Apple TV’s chilling series “Servant,” is back with a new tale, a thriller currently filming under the working title Good Grades. While many of the details are still being kept hush-hush, it has been revealed that the film will star Josh Hartnett, who you will remember from the series “Penny Dreadful” and the films 30 Days of Night and The Faculty. Hartnett will play the role of a father attending a concert with his son. However, things go off the rails. Hartnett will star opposite Saleka Shyamalan, who plays the musician whose concert Hartnett’s character attends, Collider reports. This marks the second film of her father’s that Saleka will be involved with. Her first was the soundtrack for 2021’s Old. Currently filming in Canada, the project has been described by Shyamalan as a “psychological thriller set at a

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 29, 2023
The Deliciously Devilish Film 'Saltburn' Opens In Theaters This November (Trailer)

The Deliciously Devilish Film ‘Saltburn’ Opens In Theaters This November (Trailer)

From Academy Award-winning writer-director Emerald Fennell comes the dark and deliciously devilish film Saltburn, opening in theaters this November. Saltburn stars Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi, Rosamund Pike, Richard E. Grant, Alison Oliver, Archie Madekwe, and Carey Mulligan. Emerald Fennell, p.g.a, produces it alongside Margot Robbie, p.g.a, and Josey McNamara, p.g.a. A beautifully wicked tale of privilege and desire, the film sees a young man struggling to find his place at Oxford University when he (Barry Keoghan) suddenly finds himself drawn into the twisted world of the charming and aristocratic Felix Catton (Jacob Elordi), who invites him to Saltburn, his eccentric family’s sprawling estate, for a summer he’ll never forget. Saltburn, a coming-of-age thriller filled with unexpected twists and turns, opens in theaters on November 17, 2023, from MGM and Amazon Studios.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 29, 2023
Michael Dougherty Gives An Update On 'Trick 'R Treat 2'

Michael Dougherty Gives An Update On ‘Trick ‘R Treat 2’

Since its premiere in 2007, fans have been begging for a sequel to writer-director Michael Dougherty‘s Halloween horror anthology Trick ‘r Treat. For years, there have been promises of its delivery. But where does it actually stand? Recently, during a talk with Collider, Dougherty gave an update about the long-awaited sequel and its status. And it’s great news! The sequel is in active development, and the script is complete. “I will say this, because we said it last year at the Beyond Fest screening, the sequel is in active development with Legendary,” Dougherty said. “I’ll go so far as to say that we have several drafts of a script. I brought back the same storyboard artist I mentioned before, Simeon Wilkins, so we have a stack of storyboards and a good fat stack of concept art done by Breehn Burns as well. So it’s inching along. I’m hoping to talk to Legendary. They’ve been wonderful, like great collaborators. But so

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 28, 2023

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Game Review: 'Stray Souls'

Game Review: ‘Stray Souls’

Happy Halloween! Nothing better to celebrate it than with a spooky game, am I right? Well, that was what I was hoping for with Jukai Studio’s and Versus Evil’s Stray Souls, a horror survival that I’ve been excited about since I was first told about it. I appreciate Jukai and Versus Evil for allowing this reviewing opportunity but, I’m sorry to say that this was a rough one to get through. Let’s get the positive parts of the game out of the way first. The soundtrack is possibly the selling point for the game with famed gaming composer Akira Yamaoka on board. The only issue is that while playing Stray Souls, I was able to make out at least two songs that were done by him, causing me to wonder if he only did a couple of songs for this game. Unfortunately, as a whole, Stray Souls was rough to play. The game had a lot of potential but in

Continue reading →
Daniel S. Liuzzi
Oct 31, 2023
Six True Crimes That Happened On Halloween

Six True Crimes That Happened On Halloween

Halloween is a day when ghosts and ghouls come out to play, and danger lurks around every corner. There is a horde of legends and stories that serve as cautionary tales, such as keeping a Jack-O-Lantern lit, giving out candy, not disrespecting the dead, and parents checking to ensure sweets aren’t tainted or contain razor blades or needles. There’s a reason for all that: demented villains have committed horrific crimes on Halloween. And we’ve got a list. Here are six true crimes committed on our favorite holiday. The Real Candy Man On Halloween in 1974, Ronald Clark O’Bryan earned the title “The Candy Man.” Why? Because O’Bryan poisoned pixie sticks and handed them out to five trick ‘r treaters, two being his own children. His eight-year-old son Timothy was the only one to eat the sugary treat laced with potassium cyanide. Timothy was dead within the hour. The death sent their hometown in Texas into a panic that spread across

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 31, 2023
New Home Invasion Horror 'Malicious' Breaks Out On Blu-ray And Streaming

New Home Invasion Horror ‘Malicious’ Breaks Out On Blu-ray And Streaming

John Fallon’s (The Shelter) new brutal thriller Malicious (also known as Braek outside of the USA) is now out on VOD and DVD in North America and is on Amazon Prime in the UK and Ireland via 4Digital Media. Fallon directed Malicious from a script he wrote with Kevin Interdonato of City on a Hill, who also stars as Jesse. Nick Baillie (Taken) stars alongside Interdonato, and they are both joined by Melissa Anschutz (Best Years Gone), Alix Lane (Black Pumpkin), Danilo Rocha (Sick Minded), and Fallon himself. In the film, “The McCabe family’s weekend getaway was never meant to be a life-changing experience. Governor William McCabe (Baillie), a respected politician, was looking forward to some rest and relaxation. His beautiful wife Lauren (Anschutz) and distant stepdaughter Erin (Lane) strain to enjoy their time together as the facade of the trophy family has worn dangerously thin. Things take a severe turn for the worse when a charismatic stranger (Interdonato) knocks

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 30, 2023
A Film Crew Making A Zombie Movie Encounters The Real Thing In 'Project Z'

A Film Crew Making A Zombie Movie Encounters The Real Thing In ‘Project Z’

Project Z, from director Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken, which sees a film crew fighting to survive zombies, is headed your way this November. In the movie, a group of film students takes three out-of-work actors to an old mountain motel to make a zombie film. When a mysterious asteroid crashes nearby, strange things begin to happen, blurring the line between fiction and reality. The undead have seemingly started attacking the crew, and they must fight for their lives – or is it all part of their film? Eili Harboe, Regina Tucker, Vebjorn Enger, Jonis Jesf, Iben Akerlie, and Arthur Berning star in Project Z, coming to theaters and Digital on November 3, 2023.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 30, 2023
Capcom Teams Up With FunPlus For Resident Evil / State Of Survival Crossover

Capcom Teams Up With FunPlus For Resident Evil / State Of Survival Crossover

FunPlus, one of the largest independent game companies in the world, has just announced an unprecedented collaboration with Capcom, behind the Resident Evil franchise, that brings the iconic world of Resident Evil to State of Survival. This groundbreaking collaboration brings the world atmosphere and characters of the “Resident Evil” series to “State of Survival “for an unforgettable gaming experience in the fight against evil. This highly anticipated collaboration kicks off just in time for the Halloween season on October 27 and will span two phases. The first phase will focus on Resident Evil Village, while the second phase, commencing on December 1, will center around Resident Evil 4 (2023). “We are thrilled to collaborate with Capcom and seamlessly merge the Resident Evil and State of Survival universes” said Chris Petrovic, Chief Business Officer at FunPlus. “The incredible synergy between the two franchises makes for a perfect fit, offering fans a truly immersive gaming experience..” “The Capcom Team is delighted to

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 30, 2023
Sequel Announced For 'The Black Phone'

Sequel Announced For ‘The Black Phone’

2021’s The Black Phone premiered to the pleasure of genre fans and critics alike. The announcement has now come that Universal and Blumhouse have revealed the release date for its sequel, Friday, June 27, 2025. According to Variety, the studios describe the upcoming sequel as the “launch of a sinister new franchise.” No other information has, at this time, been revealed for The Black Phone 2. The first film centers on “Finney Shaw, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of little use. When a disconnected phone on the wall begins to ring, Finney discovers that he can hear the voices of the killer’s previous victims. And they are dead set on ensuring that what happened to them doesn’t happen to Finney. Starring four-time Oscar® nominee Ethan Hawke, Madeleine McGraw, Jeremy Davies, and James Ransone, the film marks the feature debut of Mason Thames. The Black Phone

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 30, 2023
Sink Your Teeth Into Horror Film 'Craving' - Out Now

Sink Your Teeth Into Horror Film ‘Craving’ – Out Now

Looking for a brutal and bloody movie to watch tonight? Check out Jason Horton‘s new horror, Craving, starring Felissa Rose, Kevin Caliber, and Al Gomez. In the film, “A group of drug addicts are besieged by a group of mysterious figures inside a rural bar. As withdrawal starts to set in, a secret one of them is carrying threatens to destroy them all.” “I’m excited to finally be able to offer the physical release fans have been clamoring for. The fan and critical responses for Craving have been overwhelming. I’m very grateful to everyone who’s taken the time to check it out on streaming and am happy to have it available for physical release now.” Jason Horton ststes. Watch the trailer for this blood-drenched movie below and watch Craving now on DVD and Blu-ray on Amazon, Best Buy, and other locations.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 29, 2023
Josh Hartnett Leads the Cast of M. Night Shyamalan's 'Trap'

Josh Hartnett Starring In M. Night Shyamalan’s Upcoming Thriller

M. Night Shyamalan, who brought you films like the brilliant movie The Sixth Sense and, more recently, Knock at the Cabin and Apple TV’s chilling series “Servant,” is back with a new tale, a thriller currently filming under the working title Good Grades. While many of the details are still being kept hush-hush, it has been revealed that the film will star Josh Hartnett, who you will remember from the series “Penny Dreadful” and the films 30 Days of Night and The Faculty. Hartnett will play the role of a father attending a concert with his son. However, things go off the rails. Hartnett will star opposite Saleka Shyamalan, who plays the musician whose concert Hartnett’s character attends, Collider reports. This marks the second film of her father’s that Saleka will be involved with. Her first was the soundtrack for 2021’s Old. Currently filming in Canada, the project has been described by Shyamalan as a “psychological thriller set at a

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 29, 2023
The Deliciously Devilish Film 'Saltburn' Opens In Theaters This November (Trailer)

The Deliciously Devilish Film ‘Saltburn’ Opens In Theaters This November (Trailer)

From Academy Award-winning writer-director Emerald Fennell comes the dark and deliciously devilish film Saltburn, opening in theaters this November. Saltburn stars Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi, Rosamund Pike, Richard E. Grant, Alison Oliver, Archie Madekwe, and Carey Mulligan. Emerald Fennell, p.g.a, produces it alongside Margot Robbie, p.g.a, and Josey McNamara, p.g.a. A beautifully wicked tale of privilege and desire, the film sees a young man struggling to find his place at Oxford University when he (Barry Keoghan) suddenly finds himself drawn into the twisted world of the charming and aristocratic Felix Catton (Jacob Elordi), who invites him to Saltburn, his eccentric family’s sprawling estate, for a summer he’ll never forget. Saltburn, a coming-of-age thriller filled with unexpected twists and turns, opens in theaters on November 17, 2023, from MGM and Amazon Studios.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 29, 2023
Michael Dougherty Gives An Update On 'Trick 'R Treat 2'

Michael Dougherty Gives An Update On ‘Trick ‘R Treat 2’

Since its premiere in 2007, fans have been begging for a sequel to writer-director Michael Dougherty‘s Halloween horror anthology Trick ‘r Treat. For years, there have been promises of its delivery. But where does it actually stand? Recently, during a talk with Collider, Dougherty gave an update about the long-awaited sequel and its status. And it’s great news! The sequel is in active development, and the script is complete. “I will say this, because we said it last year at the Beyond Fest screening, the sequel is in active development with Legendary,” Dougherty said. “I’ll go so far as to say that we have several drafts of a script. I brought back the same storyboard artist I mentioned before, Simeon Wilkins, so we have a stack of storyboards and a good fat stack of concept art done by Breehn Burns as well. So it’s inching along. I’m hoping to talk to Legendary. They’ve been wonderful, like great collaborators. But so

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 28, 2023
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