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Filming has wrapped filming on Ash Moutain Films’ home invasion thriller Nefarious from the makers of the award-winning film Dogged. Today, we have the first batch of images. From director Richard Rowntree, the film stars Buck Braithwaite, Nadia Lamin, Abbey Gillett, Omari Lake-Pottinger, Gregory A Smith, and Toby Wynn-Davies. It was co-written by Matthew Davies. “Sometimes, you have to turn to crime. Sometimes, it turns on you… Darren, Lou, Jo, and Mas live a meager existence on the fringes of poverty. Indebted to the criminal kingpin of their social housing development, they routinely fear for their lives. On the other side of town, the already wealthy Marcus and his mentally handicapped brother Clive receive a windfall in the form of a winning lottery ticket. When their worlds collide following a botched robbery, the would-be criminals get more than they bargained for, and will be tested to their limits in a desperate attempt to survive a predator of monstrous proportions.” Nefarious
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Stephen King continues to prove that his title as a Master of Horror is well earned. A long list of movies and series based on King’s tales have already been announced over the past few years, including remakes of IT and Pet Sematary. Today, we are adding another title to the list. King’s 2013 novel Joyland is getting a series adaptation on Freeform, Deadline is reporting. The novel is a crime thriller and features everything from brutal murders to the supernatural and centers on a college student working the summer at an amusement park. While no cast has been announced at this point, we do know that Chris Pena (Insecure) and Cyrus Nowrasteh (Hawaii 5-0) will write the pilot and produce with Bill Haber (Nightmares and Dreamscapes) executive producing.
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On the heels the Blu-ray/DVD release of writer-director Todd Sheet‘s indie werewolf hit Bonehill Road, he has unveiled the gore-filled trailer for his new film Clownado. Starring Linnea Quigley, Eileen Dietz, Julie Anne Prescott, Dylinn Fawn Harvey, Millie Milan, and Joel D. Wynkoop, the movie was co-written by Darrel Shackelford. Sheet’s goal with the film “is to make a damned good, scary and splatter-filled, nonstop roller coaster ride of a Horror movie. It’s something new, fresh, original and unique but also familiar. Using only Practical Special Makeup Effects and old-school styled visual effects, Clownado has the vibe of Classic Horror movies we love. Think Evil Dead, Dead Alive, Bad Taste and Texas Chainsaw Massacre if Lucio Fulci was directing, all mixed in a swirling storm of insanity. Now add in scary supernatural Clowns and the cinematic visual style known as Film Noir. – intense composition with shadow and light. – and a bit of that incredible John Carpenter suspense (John
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The trailer has landed for indie creature feature Beasts of the Field from director Chase Dudley and writer Brentt Slabchuck. Starring Gregory Blair, Amber Dawn Fox, Ashley Nunes , Savannah Shaffer , Tory Beckham, Patrick Alred, and Keith Nicholson, the film about a delusional cryptozoologist and a psychopathic television presenter lead an amateur expedition into wild forests in hopes of finding the legendary Thunderbird, which they believe is the ancestor of a prehistoric Pteranodon. In the film, Lester Denton is a bored office worker with dreams of discovering the mythological Thunderbird. He partners with his girlfriend Clarissa, an ambitious television presenter, to produce a documentary show focused on investigating their paranormal claims. After they are rejected for a loan, the pair decides to invest Lester’s life savings to produce the pilot. Hustling and cutting corners, they lie about their credentials and promise money they don’t have in order to string together an amateur crew and equipment journey into the forest.
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With Halloween behind us, it’s now time to look forward to the Christmas-themed horror flicks coming our way. One of those films is John McPhail‘s zombie musical Anna and the Apocalypse. We’ve got a new clip that’s filled with enough blood to deck the halls with. In the film, “When a zombie apocalypse threatens the sleepy town of Little Haven, Anna and her high school pals must fight, sing and slash their way to survival. Teaming with her best friend John, Anna and her crew try to save family and faculty alike as they encounter zombified snowmen, a manic bachelor party, and teenage hormones. But they soon discover that no one is safe in this new world, and the only people they can truly rely on are each other.” Ella Hunt (Our Robot Overlords) stars alongside Mark Benton (The Halcyon) and Paul Kaye (Game Of Thrones). Malcolm Cumming, Sarah Swire, Christopher Leveaux, Ben Wiggins, and Marli Siu co-star. Anna and
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USA’s series adaptation “The Purge“, which revolves around the 12-hour annual event where all crime is legal, has been renewed for its second season. Jason Blum of Blumhouse was very excited about the news for the series that Blumhouse produces. “James Demonaco has done it again: the propulsive and compelling story he crafted for Season 1 of The Purge truly resonated with audiences in a significant way. We are thrilled to embark on Season 2, and can’t wait to bring more of James’ vision to USA and fans of The Purge.” Set in an America ruled by a totalitarian government, the show follows several characters living in a small city. During the 12 hour period where all crime is legal, each character is forced to discover how far they will go to survive the night. The cast for season one includes Billy Baldwin, Gabrial Chavarria, Jessica Garza, Hanah Anderson, Colin Woodell, Reed Diamond, Lili Simmons, Amanda Warren, and Paulina Gálvez.
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Today we have the highlights for November 19th through December 2nd for the Travel Channel which includes “Mysteries at the Museum Special: JFK Assassination” which is timed to mark the 55th anniversary of President Kennedy’s assassination. But that’s not all. On an all-new episode of ‘Monster Encounters,’ Wildlife Expert Casey Anderson searches for a marsupial predator in Australia and a massive Snake attacking people in the Amazon. NEW EPISODES MONSTER ENCOUNTERS Wildlife expert Casey Anderson is not afraid to get dangerously close to the largest and fiercest creatures on the planet. In Travel Channel’s new series “Monster Encounters,” his mission is to track down and document evidence of animals so large, or unusual, that they defy belief. Employing the latest technologies and his lifetime of wildlife experience, Anderson travels to remote corners of the earth in search of elusive creatures. Throughout each episode, he leaves no stone unturned, collecting clues and connecting the dots until he gets up-close and personal
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Suspense thriller Room for Rent, starring veteran actress Lin Shaye (the Insidious franchise, Ouija), will be released next year by leading genre distributor Uncork’d Entertainment. The deal for worldwide rights was finalized this week at AFM between Keith Leopard, President of Uncork’d Entertainment and Tommy Stovall, President of Pasidg Productions Inc. We’re very excited to be releasing Room for Rent in 2019” said Keith Leopard, President of Uncork’d Entertainment. “I loved this movie and I think audiences will really enjoy this unique and spine-tingling thrill ride, which features a powerhouse performance by Lin Shaye, in what’s a very different role for her.” Director Tommy Stovall thinks that Uncork’d is a great home for the film. We’re thrilled to be working with Uncork’d to get this film out there and can’t wait for people to see it.” Room for Rent, expected to be released mid-2019, stars Shaye as a lonely widow who rents out a room in her house and becomes
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The first images have arrived via social media giving us a behind-the-scenes look at the Guillermo del Toro-produced supernatural flick Antlers. https://www.instagram.com/p/BofFusYFLCC/ Director Scott Cooper (Hostiles) is directing the horror-thriller that centers on a “small-town Oregon teacher (Keri Russell) and her brother (Jesse Plemons), the local sheriff, who becomes entwined with a young student (Jeremy T. Thomas) harboring a dangerous secret with frightening consequences.” Graham Greene (Molly’s Game), Scott Haze (Venom), Rory Cochrane (Hostiles) and Amy Madigan also star. The film was written by Henry Chaisson (Open 24 Hours) and Nick Antosca (“Channel Zero”) whose short story The Quiet Boy inspired the film. Scott Cooper last revised the script. https://www.instagram.com/p/BpaefGPH6kJ/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BpsLIFkl0_k/
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Earlier this year Orion Classics relaunched with their post-apocalyptic thriller The Domestics which will arrive later this month on home video. The film, from director Mike P. Nelson, is set in a post-apocalyptic world inhabited by murderous gangs divided into deadly factions as Kate Bosworth and Tyler Hoechlin’s characters race desperately across the lawless countryside in search of safety. Lance Reddick, Sonoya Mizuno, Dana Gourrier, Thomas Francis Murphy, and David Dastmalchian also star. The Domestics is already out on Video On Demand and will arrive on Blu-ray and DVD on November 20, 2018, from Cinedigm.
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Filming has wrapped filming on Ash Moutain Films’ home invasion thriller Nefarious from the makers of the award-winning film Dogged. Today, we have the first batch of images. From director Richard Rowntree, the film stars Buck Braithwaite, Nadia Lamin, Abbey Gillett, Omari Lake-Pottinger, Gregory A Smith, and Toby Wynn-Davies. It was co-written by Matthew Davies. “Sometimes, you have to turn to crime. Sometimes, it turns on you… Darren, Lou, Jo, and Mas live a meager existence on the fringes of poverty. Indebted to the criminal kingpin of their social housing development, they routinely fear for their lives. On the other side of town, the already wealthy Marcus and his mentally handicapped brother Clive receive a windfall in the form of a winning lottery ticket. When their worlds collide following a botched robbery, the would-be criminals get more than they bargained for, and will be tested to their limits in a desperate attempt to survive a predator of monstrous proportions.” Nefarious
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Stephen King continues to prove that his title as a Master of Horror is well earned. A long list of movies and series based on King’s tales have already been announced over the past few years, including remakes of IT and Pet Sematary. Today, we are adding another title to the list. King’s 2013 novel Joyland is getting a series adaptation on Freeform, Deadline is reporting. The novel is a crime thriller and features everything from brutal murders to the supernatural and centers on a college student working the summer at an amusement park. While no cast has been announced at this point, we do know that Chris Pena (Insecure) and Cyrus Nowrasteh (Hawaii 5-0) will write the pilot and produce with Bill Haber (Nightmares and Dreamscapes) executive producing.
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On the heels the Blu-ray/DVD release of writer-director Todd Sheet‘s indie werewolf hit Bonehill Road, he has unveiled the gore-filled trailer for his new film Clownado. Starring Linnea Quigley, Eileen Dietz, Julie Anne Prescott, Dylinn Fawn Harvey, Millie Milan, and Joel D. Wynkoop, the movie was co-written by Darrel Shackelford. Sheet’s goal with the film “is to make a damned good, scary and splatter-filled, nonstop roller coaster ride of a Horror movie. It’s something new, fresh, original and unique but also familiar. Using only Practical Special Makeup Effects and old-school styled visual effects, Clownado has the vibe of Classic Horror movies we love. Think Evil Dead, Dead Alive, Bad Taste and Texas Chainsaw Massacre if Lucio Fulci was directing, all mixed in a swirling storm of insanity. Now add in scary supernatural Clowns and the cinematic visual style known as Film Noir. – intense composition with shadow and light. – and a bit of that incredible John Carpenter suspense (John
Continue reading →
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The trailer has landed for indie creature feature Beasts of the Field from director Chase Dudley and writer Brentt Slabchuck. Starring Gregory Blair, Amber Dawn Fox, Ashley Nunes , Savannah Shaffer , Tory Beckham, Patrick Alred, and Keith Nicholson, the film about a delusional cryptozoologist and a psychopathic television presenter lead an amateur expedition into wild forests in hopes of finding the legendary Thunderbird, which they believe is the ancestor of a prehistoric Pteranodon. In the film, Lester Denton is a bored office worker with dreams of discovering the mythological Thunderbird. He partners with his girlfriend Clarissa, an ambitious television presenter, to produce a documentary show focused on investigating their paranormal claims. After they are rejected for a loan, the pair decides to invest Lester’s life savings to produce the pilot. Hustling and cutting corners, they lie about their credentials and promise money they don’t have in order to string together an amateur crew and equipment journey into the forest.
Continue reading →
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With Halloween behind us, it’s now time to look forward to the Christmas-themed horror flicks coming our way. One of those films is John McPhail‘s zombie musical Anna and the Apocalypse. We’ve got a new clip that’s filled with enough blood to deck the halls with. In the film, “When a zombie apocalypse threatens the sleepy town of Little Haven, Anna and her high school pals must fight, sing and slash their way to survival. Teaming with her best friend John, Anna and her crew try to save family and faculty alike as they encounter zombified snowmen, a manic bachelor party, and teenage hormones. But they soon discover that no one is safe in this new world, and the only people they can truly rely on are each other.” Ella Hunt (Our Robot Overlords) stars alongside Mark Benton (The Halcyon) and Paul Kaye (Game Of Thrones). Malcolm Cumming, Sarah Swire, Christopher Leveaux, Ben Wiggins, and Marli Siu co-star. Anna and
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USA’s series adaptation “The Purge“, which revolves around the 12-hour annual event where all crime is legal, has been renewed for its second season. Jason Blum of Blumhouse was very excited about the news for the series that Blumhouse produces. “James Demonaco has done it again: the propulsive and compelling story he crafted for Season 1 of The Purge truly resonated with audiences in a significant way. We are thrilled to embark on Season 2, and can’t wait to bring more of James’ vision to USA and fans of The Purge.” Set in an America ruled by a totalitarian government, the show follows several characters living in a small city. During the 12 hour period where all crime is legal, each character is forced to discover how far they will go to survive the night. The cast for season one includes Billy Baldwin, Gabrial Chavarria, Jessica Garza, Hanah Anderson, Colin Woodell, Reed Diamond, Lili Simmons, Amanda Warren, and Paulina Gálvez.
Continue reading →
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Today we have the highlights for November 19th through December 2nd for the Travel Channel which includes “Mysteries at the Museum Special: JFK Assassination” which is timed to mark the 55th anniversary of President Kennedy’s assassination. But that’s not all. On an all-new episode of ‘Monster Encounters,’ Wildlife Expert Casey Anderson searches for a marsupial predator in Australia and a massive Snake attacking people in the Amazon. NEW EPISODES MONSTER ENCOUNTERS Wildlife expert Casey Anderson is not afraid to get dangerously close to the largest and fiercest creatures on the planet. In Travel Channel’s new series “Monster Encounters,” his mission is to track down and document evidence of animals so large, or unusual, that they defy belief. Employing the latest technologies and his lifetime of wildlife experience, Anderson travels to remote corners of the earth in search of elusive creatures. Throughout each episode, he leaves no stone unturned, collecting clues and connecting the dots until he gets up-close and personal
Continue reading →
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Suspense thriller Room for Rent, starring veteran actress Lin Shaye (the Insidious franchise, Ouija), will be released next year by leading genre distributor Uncork’d Entertainment. The deal for worldwide rights was finalized this week at AFM between Keith Leopard, President of Uncork’d Entertainment and Tommy Stovall, President of Pasidg Productions Inc. We’re very excited to be releasing Room for Rent in 2019” said Keith Leopard, President of Uncork’d Entertainment. “I loved this movie and I think audiences will really enjoy this unique and spine-tingling thrill ride, which features a powerhouse performance by Lin Shaye, in what’s a very different role for her.” Director Tommy Stovall thinks that Uncork’d is a great home for the film. We’re thrilled to be working with Uncork’d to get this film out there and can’t wait for people to see it.” Room for Rent, expected to be released mid-2019, stars Shaye as a lonely widow who rents out a room in her house and becomes
Continue reading →
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The first images have arrived via social media giving us a behind-the-scenes look at the Guillermo del Toro-produced supernatural flick Antlers. https://www.instagram.com/p/BofFusYFLCC/ Director Scott Cooper (Hostiles) is directing the horror-thriller that centers on a “small-town Oregon teacher (Keri Russell) and her brother (Jesse Plemons), the local sheriff, who becomes entwined with a young student (Jeremy T. Thomas) harboring a dangerous secret with frightening consequences.” Graham Greene (Molly’s Game), Scott Haze (Venom), Rory Cochrane (Hostiles) and Amy Madigan also star. The film was written by Henry Chaisson (Open 24 Hours) and Nick Antosca (“Channel Zero”) whose short story The Quiet Boy inspired the film. Scott Cooper last revised the script. https://www.instagram.com/p/BpaefGPH6kJ/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BpsLIFkl0_k/
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Earlier this year Orion Classics relaunched with their post-apocalyptic thriller The Domestics which will arrive later this month on home video. The film, from director Mike P. Nelson, is set in a post-apocalyptic world inhabited by murderous gangs divided into deadly factions as Kate Bosworth and Tyler Hoechlin’s characters race desperately across the lawless countryside in search of safety. Lance Reddick, Sonoya Mizuno, Dana Gourrier, Thomas Francis Murphy, and David Dastmalchian also star. The Domestics is already out on Video On Demand and will arrive on Blu-ray and DVD on November 20, 2018, from Cinedigm.
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