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Valek Haunts The First Images From 'The Nun 2'

Valek Haunts The First Images From ‘The Nun 2’

In the next chapter of The Conjuring franchise, Valek, the evil entity at the heart of The Nun, Valek, is returning to haunt Sister Irene. Today, the official Twitter account for The Nun 2 unveiled the first images, and Valek looks as terrifying as the last time we saw her when The Nun premiered in 2018. The Nun saw Sister Irene and Father Burke investigate a suicide at a remote convent in Romania. Sister Irene may have won that battle, but the demon escaped inside Frenchie, their guide. Frenchie’s exorcism was shown in the video at Ed and Lorraine Warren’s seminars twenty years later. During the exorcism, Lorraine had horrific visions of Ed’s death, which was discussed more in The Conjuring 2. The frightening flick, set four years after the events in Romania, will see the return of Taissa Farmiga as Sister Irene, Anna Popplewell as Kate, Katelyn Downey as Sophie, Jonas Bloquet as Frenchie, and Bonnie Aarons as Valek/the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 31, 2023
Exclusive First Look: Dustin Ferguson's Remake Of 'Spider Baby' Begins Filming

Exclusive First Look: Dustin Ferguson’s Remake Of ‘Spider Baby’ Begins Filming

Over the years, I have reported on many of writer-director-producer Dustin Ferguson’s nearly 200 films, from the recently released Cocaine Cougar to The Legacy of Boggy Creek. In January, I reported that Ferguson was remaking the horror classic Spider Baby. Today, he gave us an update, letting us know that filming began this past Saturday! He also shared with us the first images from the set. The film first premiered in 1967 and was written and directed by Jack Hill (Foxy Brown). Spider Baby or The Maddest Story Ever Told opened in theaters with a notable cast led by the one and only Lon Chaney Jr. (The Wolf Man). The film also featured Sid Haig in his first role. In Spider Baby, a caretaker devotes himself to three demented siblings after their father’s death. “In the web of creative possibilities, I embrace the honor of directing the Spider Baby remake. With unwavering reverence for the source material, I tread the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 31, 2023
Now On DVD - 'The Headmistress' Teaches A Lesson In Terror

Now On DVD – ‘The Headmistress’ Teaches A Lesson In Terror

The award-winning horror, The Headmistress, tells a tale of a dark supernatural force that lurks inside an inherited home, and it is out today on DVD. In the film, which reminds you never to betray your family, a debt-ridden teacher gets a lucky break when she inherits an abandoned lakefront inn! She takes a group of potential buyers to visit the property, where the unfortunate investors discover a dark, sinister secret that threatens them all, a malignant supernatural force determined to keep them there forever! Katherine Bellantone stars alongside Thomas McCarthy, Christopher A. Micklos, Jay Sapiro, Ayden Skye, Tom Dacey Carr, David Sapiro, Hunter O’Harrow, Valerie Meachum, and DeChantel Kosmatka. The Headmistress is the second feature from Three Tortured Minds and directors Christopher A. Micklos and Jay Sapiro. In our interview with Micklos and Sapiro, we called their first film, 2018’s The Nursery, “chilling” and “gripping.” Get your copy of The Headmistress now on DVD.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 31, 2023
'Follow Her' Explores The Dark Side Of Social Media This June (Trailer)

‘Follow Her’ Explores The Dark Side Of Social Media This June (Trailer)

This June, director Sylvia Caminer’s thriller Follow Her will explore the dark and dangerous side of social media this June. Starring Luke Cook, Dani Barker, Eliana Jones, and Mark Moses, the film was written by Dani Barker. In Follow Her, “Jess (Dani Barker) has finally found her hook: secretly filming creepy interactions that she encounters via online job listings and using the kinks of others to fuel her streaming success. For her next episode, she’s been hired by Tom (Luke Cook) to write the ending of a screenplay in a remote, lavish cabin. Once there, the alluring self-proclaimed screenwriter hands her a script in which the two of them are the main characters. This client isn’t what he seems, and even though the money’s great… the real payment here could cost her life. Follow Her is a psycho-sexual thriller that questions the ethical boundaries of social media.” Michael Indjeian, Sylvia Caminer, and Dani Barker produce. Follow Her will open in

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 31, 2023
Robert Eggers' 'Nosferatu,' Starring Bill Skarsgård, Wraps Filming

Robert Eggers’ ‘Nosferatu,’ Starring Bill Skarsgård, Wraps Filming

After several delays, according to a report from The Prague Reporter, one of the year’s most highly-anticipated films, Nosferatu, has finally wrapped filming in Prague. From writer-director Robert Eggers, the brilliant mind behind films such as The Witch, The Lighthouse, and The Northman, comes the reimagination of the 1922 black-and-white film by F.W. Murnau, which, like many of his other films, will be elevated horror. “Nosferatu is a gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman in 19th-century Germany and the ancient Transylvanian vampire who stalks her, bringing untold horror with him.” The cast of Nosferatu will see the director reunite with some of his regular actors, Willem Dafoe (The Lighthouse), Bill Skarsgard (The Norseman), Anya Taylor-Johnson (The Witch), and Ralph Ineson (The Witch), with Skarsgard playing the crucial role of Count Orlock (Nosferatu). Nicholas Hoult (Renfield), Emma Corrin (Deadpool 3), Lily-Rose Depp (The King), and Simon McBurney (The Conjuring 2) will also star. This is not the first

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 30, 2023
Thriller 'The Hole In The Fence' Exposes The Horrors Of The Élite

Thriller ‘The Hole In The Fence’ Exposes The Horrors Of The Élite

The award-winning dark Spanish thriller The Hole in the Fence (aka El hoyo en la cerca), based on a true story, is out now in select US theaters from director Joaquín del Paso. In the film, set at a secluded, exclusive summer camp in the Mexican countryside, under the watchful eyes of their adult guardians, boys from a prestigious private school receive physical, moral, and religious training to turn them into tomorrow’s elite. The discovery of a hole in the fence sets in motion a chain of disturbing events as the boys devolve into a Lord of the Flies-like mob mentality that creates and spreads hysteria in this profoundly disturbing coming-of-age film that unravels like a horror movie while drawing on actual events. The mostly young cast includes Valeria Lamm, Lucciano Kurti, Yubah Ortega, Eric David Walker, and Santiago Barajas Hamue. The film explores dark themes of politics, religion, classism, prejudice, homophobia, and other things that often plague the hearts

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 30, 2023
Get A Free Autographed 'The Bogeyman' Poster At San Diego Comin-Con

Adaptation Of Stephen King’s ‘The Boogeyman’ Stalks Theaters This June

As the temperature begins to rise, there’s no better place to escape the heat than a movie theater, and there is definitely one movie you need to check out The Boogeyman. In the film, Lester Billings talks to his psychiatrist about the “murders” of his three young children, describing the events of the past several years. His first two children died mysteriously of apparently unrelated causes (diagnosed as crib death and convulsions, respectively) when left alone in their bedrooms. The only commonalities were that the children cried, “Boogeyman!” the closet door was found ajar after discovering their corpses, even though Billings is certain the door was shut. Host and “Bite Size Horror” director Rob Savage is at the helm of the film that stars David Dastmalchian, Chris Messian, Sophie Thatcher, Marin Ireland, and Vivian Lyre Blair. Scott Beck and Mark Heyman penned the script. Based on Stephen King’s 1973 short story of the same name, The Boogeyman will open in

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 30, 2023
'Brooklyn 45' Haunts Shudder And AMC+ This Weekend

Haunting Horror ‘Brooklyn 45’ Coming To Shudder And AMC+

Friends are haunted by their pasts in the trailer for Brooklynn 45, directed by Ted Geoghegan, out this June. On Friday, December 27, 1945, five military veterans gather in the ornate parlor of a Brooklyn brownstone. Best friends since childhood, they’ve reunited to support their troubled host–but when his invitation for cocktails turns into an impromptu séance, the metaphoric ghosts of their past become all too literal… Trapped in their host’s lounge, the Greatest Generation now finds themselves put to one final test, with their only route to freedom being more bloodshed. Anne Ramsay, Ron E. Rains, Jeremy Holm, Larry Fessenden, Ezra Buzzington, and Kristina Klebe star. Brooklyn 45 premieres on Shudder and AMC+ on Friday, June 9, 2023.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 30, 2023
Movie Review: The Pope's Exorcist (2023)

Movie Review: The Pope’s Exorcist (2023)

Russell Crowe, best known for his role in Ridley Scott’s brilliant 2000 film Gladiator, stars as Father Gabriele Amorth in 2023’s possession horror, The Pope’s Exorcist, currently available on Digital and VOD. Directed by Julius Avery, the film sees Father Amorth, the Vatican’s leading exorcist, as he investigates the possession of a child, leading to him uncovering a conspiracy the Vatican has tried to keep secret for centuries. Crowe and all the cast did well in their roles, making the characters feel believable and making it easy to connect with them. I was very impressed with the young actor Peter DeSouza-Feighoney who played the part of the possessed boy, Henry, a role that was both dark and very physical. At just 12, he nailed it. Crowe’s character’s witty banter adds a bit of comic relief to the intense scenes, which I can’t decide is a good thing or if it is a distraction. The cast also includes Franco Nero, Ralph

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 29, 2023
The Chattanooga Film Festival Releases Cinema Tsunami with Final Wave of 2023 Edition with LVCRFT Set to Descend

The Chattanooga Film Festival Releases Cinema Tsunami with Final Wave of 2023 Edition with LVCRFT Set to Descend

The Chattanooga Film Festival has announced the final wave for its 10th anniversary edition, which takes place June 23–29, 2023, and what a lineup it is! Premiere galore from slashers to science fiction, special events aplenty, and much more. Following is the official press announcement. The Chattanooga Film Festival (CFF) is proud to announce its final wave for its 10th Anniversary event with a wave that boasts more feature film premieres alongside a LVCRFT laced slew of parties, pitch competitions, workshops, watch parties and more. Closing out the CFF After Hours block is the world premiere of filmmaker Andrew Adams‘ brilliant, tense, and timely millennial coming-of-rage story AMERICAN MELTDOWN. After the virtual screening, the audience will be able to tune in to a special chat with Adams and the rest of the team behind the film with filmmaker Aaron Moorhead. CFF 2023 will be the North American Premiere of director Tristan Barr’s cerebral Canadian sci-fi horror SUBJECT. Barr’s film also

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
May 29, 2023

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Valek Haunts The First Images From 'The Nun 2'

Valek Haunts The First Images From ‘The Nun 2’

In the next chapter of The Conjuring franchise, Valek, the evil entity at the heart of The Nun, Valek, is returning to haunt Sister Irene. Today, the official Twitter account for The Nun 2 unveiled the first images, and Valek looks as terrifying as the last time we saw her when The Nun premiered in 2018. The Nun saw Sister Irene and Father Burke investigate a suicide at a remote convent in Romania. Sister Irene may have won that battle, but the demon escaped inside Frenchie, their guide. Frenchie’s exorcism was shown in the video at Ed and Lorraine Warren’s seminars twenty years later. During the exorcism, Lorraine had horrific visions of Ed’s death, which was discussed more in The Conjuring 2. The frightening flick, set four years after the events in Romania, will see the return of Taissa Farmiga as Sister Irene, Anna Popplewell as Kate, Katelyn Downey as Sophie, Jonas Bloquet as Frenchie, and Bonnie Aarons as Valek/the

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 31, 2023
Exclusive First Look: Dustin Ferguson's Remake Of 'Spider Baby' Begins Filming

Exclusive First Look: Dustin Ferguson’s Remake Of ‘Spider Baby’ Begins Filming

Over the years, I have reported on many of writer-director-producer Dustin Ferguson’s nearly 200 films, from the recently released Cocaine Cougar to The Legacy of Boggy Creek. In January, I reported that Ferguson was remaking the horror classic Spider Baby. Today, he gave us an update, letting us know that filming began this past Saturday! He also shared with us the first images from the set. The film first premiered in 1967 and was written and directed by Jack Hill (Foxy Brown). Spider Baby or The Maddest Story Ever Told opened in theaters with a notable cast led by the one and only Lon Chaney Jr. (The Wolf Man). The film also featured Sid Haig in his first role. In Spider Baby, a caretaker devotes himself to three demented siblings after their father’s death. “In the web of creative possibilities, I embrace the honor of directing the Spider Baby remake. With unwavering reverence for the source material, I tread the

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 31, 2023
Now On DVD - 'The Headmistress' Teaches A Lesson In Terror

Now On DVD – ‘The Headmistress’ Teaches A Lesson In Terror

The award-winning horror, The Headmistress, tells a tale of a dark supernatural force that lurks inside an inherited home, and it is out today on DVD. In the film, which reminds you never to betray your family, a debt-ridden teacher gets a lucky break when she inherits an abandoned lakefront inn! She takes a group of potential buyers to visit the property, where the unfortunate investors discover a dark, sinister secret that threatens them all, a malignant supernatural force determined to keep them there forever! Katherine Bellantone stars alongside Thomas McCarthy, Christopher A. Micklos, Jay Sapiro, Ayden Skye, Tom Dacey Carr, David Sapiro, Hunter O’Harrow, Valerie Meachum, and DeChantel Kosmatka. The Headmistress is the second feature from Three Tortured Minds and directors Christopher A. Micklos and Jay Sapiro. In our interview with Micklos and Sapiro, we called their first film, 2018’s The Nursery, “chilling” and “gripping.” Get your copy of The Headmistress now on DVD.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 31, 2023
'Follow Her' Explores The Dark Side Of Social Media This June (Trailer)

‘Follow Her’ Explores The Dark Side Of Social Media This June (Trailer)

This June, director Sylvia Caminer’s thriller Follow Her will explore the dark and dangerous side of social media this June. Starring Luke Cook, Dani Barker, Eliana Jones, and Mark Moses, the film was written by Dani Barker. In Follow Her, “Jess (Dani Barker) has finally found her hook: secretly filming creepy interactions that she encounters via online job listings and using the kinks of others to fuel her streaming success. For her next episode, she’s been hired by Tom (Luke Cook) to write the ending of a screenplay in a remote, lavish cabin. Once there, the alluring self-proclaimed screenwriter hands her a script in which the two of them are the main characters. This client isn’t what he seems, and even though the money’s great… the real payment here could cost her life. Follow Her is a psycho-sexual thriller that questions the ethical boundaries of social media.” Michael Indjeian, Sylvia Caminer, and Dani Barker produce. Follow Her will open in

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 31, 2023
Robert Eggers' 'Nosferatu,' Starring Bill Skarsgård, Wraps Filming

Robert Eggers’ ‘Nosferatu,’ Starring Bill Skarsgård, Wraps Filming

After several delays, according to a report from The Prague Reporter, one of the year’s most highly-anticipated films, Nosferatu, has finally wrapped filming in Prague. From writer-director Robert Eggers, the brilliant mind behind films such as The Witch, The Lighthouse, and The Northman, comes the reimagination of the 1922 black-and-white film by F.W. Murnau, which, like many of his other films, will be elevated horror. “Nosferatu is a gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman in 19th-century Germany and the ancient Transylvanian vampire who stalks her, bringing untold horror with him.” The cast of Nosferatu will see the director reunite with some of his regular actors, Willem Dafoe (The Lighthouse), Bill Skarsgard (The Norseman), Anya Taylor-Johnson (The Witch), and Ralph Ineson (The Witch), with Skarsgard playing the crucial role of Count Orlock (Nosferatu). Nicholas Hoult (Renfield), Emma Corrin (Deadpool 3), Lily-Rose Depp (The King), and Simon McBurney (The Conjuring 2) will also star. This is not the first

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 30, 2023
Thriller 'The Hole In The Fence' Exposes The Horrors Of The Élite

Thriller ‘The Hole In The Fence’ Exposes The Horrors Of The Élite

The award-winning dark Spanish thriller The Hole in the Fence (aka El hoyo en la cerca), based on a true story, is out now in select US theaters from director Joaquín del Paso. In the film, set at a secluded, exclusive summer camp in the Mexican countryside, under the watchful eyes of their adult guardians, boys from a prestigious private school receive physical, moral, and religious training to turn them into tomorrow’s elite. The discovery of a hole in the fence sets in motion a chain of disturbing events as the boys devolve into a Lord of the Flies-like mob mentality that creates and spreads hysteria in this profoundly disturbing coming-of-age film that unravels like a horror movie while drawing on actual events. The mostly young cast includes Valeria Lamm, Lucciano Kurti, Yubah Ortega, Eric David Walker, and Santiago Barajas Hamue. The film explores dark themes of politics, religion, classism, prejudice, homophobia, and other things that often plague the hearts

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 30, 2023
Get A Free Autographed 'The Bogeyman' Poster At San Diego Comin-Con

Adaptation Of Stephen King’s ‘The Boogeyman’ Stalks Theaters This June

As the temperature begins to rise, there’s no better place to escape the heat than a movie theater, and there is definitely one movie you need to check out The Boogeyman. In the film, Lester Billings talks to his psychiatrist about the “murders” of his three young children, describing the events of the past several years. His first two children died mysteriously of apparently unrelated causes (diagnosed as crib death and convulsions, respectively) when left alone in their bedrooms. The only commonalities were that the children cried, “Boogeyman!” the closet door was found ajar after discovering their corpses, even though Billings is certain the door was shut. Host and “Bite Size Horror” director Rob Savage is at the helm of the film that stars David Dastmalchian, Chris Messian, Sophie Thatcher, Marin Ireland, and Vivian Lyre Blair. Scott Beck and Mark Heyman penned the script. Based on Stephen King’s 1973 short story of the same name, The Boogeyman will open in

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 30, 2023
'Brooklyn 45' Haunts Shudder And AMC+ This Weekend

Haunting Horror ‘Brooklyn 45’ Coming To Shudder And AMC+

Friends are haunted by their pasts in the trailer for Brooklynn 45, directed by Ted Geoghegan, out this June. On Friday, December 27, 1945, five military veterans gather in the ornate parlor of a Brooklyn brownstone. Best friends since childhood, they’ve reunited to support their troubled host–but when his invitation for cocktails turns into an impromptu séance, the metaphoric ghosts of their past become all too literal… Trapped in their host’s lounge, the Greatest Generation now finds themselves put to one final test, with their only route to freedom being more bloodshed. Anne Ramsay, Ron E. Rains, Jeremy Holm, Larry Fessenden, Ezra Buzzington, and Kristina Klebe star. Brooklyn 45 premieres on Shudder and AMC+ on Friday, June 9, 2023.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 30, 2023
Movie Review: The Pope's Exorcist (2023)

Movie Review: The Pope’s Exorcist (2023)

Russell Crowe, best known for his role in Ridley Scott’s brilliant 2000 film Gladiator, stars as Father Gabriele Amorth in 2023’s possession horror, The Pope’s Exorcist, currently available on Digital and VOD. Directed by Julius Avery, the film sees Father Amorth, the Vatican’s leading exorcist, as he investigates the possession of a child, leading to him uncovering a conspiracy the Vatican has tried to keep secret for centuries. Crowe and all the cast did well in their roles, making the characters feel believable and making it easy to connect with them. I was very impressed with the young actor Peter DeSouza-Feighoney who played the part of the possessed boy, Henry, a role that was both dark and very physical. At just 12, he nailed it. Crowe’s character’s witty banter adds a bit of comic relief to the intense scenes, which I can’t decide is a good thing or if it is a distraction. The cast also includes Franco Nero, Ralph

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 29, 2023
The Chattanooga Film Festival Releases Cinema Tsunami with Final Wave of 2023 Edition with LVCRFT Set to Descend

The Chattanooga Film Festival Releases Cinema Tsunami with Final Wave of 2023 Edition with LVCRFT Set to Descend

The Chattanooga Film Festival has announced the final wave for its 10th anniversary edition, which takes place June 23–29, 2023, and what a lineup it is! Premiere galore from slashers to science fiction, special events aplenty, and much more. Following is the official press announcement. The Chattanooga Film Festival (CFF) is proud to announce its final wave for its 10th Anniversary event with a wave that boasts more feature film premieres alongside a LVCRFT laced slew of parties, pitch competitions, workshops, watch parties and more. Closing out the CFF After Hours block is the world premiere of filmmaker Andrew Adams‘ brilliant, tense, and timely millennial coming-of-rage story AMERICAN MELTDOWN. After the virtual screening, the audience will be able to tune in to a special chat with Adams and the rest of the team behind the film with filmmaker Aaron Moorhead. CFF 2023 will be the North American Premiere of director Tristan Barr’s cerebral Canadian sci-fi horror SUBJECT. Barr’s film also

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
May 29, 2023
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